. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America . They likewise frequent ploughingfields, searching on the ground for insects, and are very fondof dusting themselves and basking in dry places. Being nearly sedentary, they raise probably several broodsin the season. Sometimes when started from the nest, thefemale simulates lameness with remarkable dexterity, so asvery readily to draw off the attention of her enemies or in-truders. The young are easily raised from the nest, andbecome very tame, clean, and domestic, but readily quarrelwith each other. The Bay-winged Bunting of ea
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America . They likewise frequent ploughingfields, searching on the ground for insects, and are very fondof dusting themselves and basking in dry places. Being nearly sedentary, they raise probably several broodsin the season. Sometimes when started from the nest, thefemale simulates lameness with remarkable dexterity, so asvery readily to draw off the attention of her enemies or in-truders. The young are easily raised from the nest, andbecome very tame, clean, and domestic, but readily quarrelwith each other. The Bay-winged Bunting of earlier writers was named Ves-per Sparrow by Wilson Fla<if,% from its habit of singing duringthe early evening. It breeds from Virginia and Kentucky to Mani-toba and the Maritime Provinces, and is one of the most abundantSparrows in New England and Ontario. It winters from Xirginiasouthward. The song is much more effective than Nuttalls description indi-cates. The voice is of sweet tone, and the theme, though simple,is exceedingly tender and plaintive. VOL. w- SONG SPARROW. Melospiza fasciata. Char. Back streaked with black, bay, and ash; crown bay, streakedwith black and with two stripes of ash; wings grayish brown edged withdull rufous ; tail grayish brown, with dark wavy cross-bars, below, white ;breast, sides of throat, and sides of body spotted with brown, the spotsforming a patch on the breast. Length 6 to 6/4 inches. Nest. In a field or open pasture, amid a tuft of grass or under a lowbush, sometimes fastened to bush or vine, occasionally placed in a cavityin a tree; composed of twigs, grass, roots, and leaves, lined with grassand roots, or hair. Eggs. 3-7 (usually 4 or 5) ; dull white or with tint of green, blue, orpink, thickly marked with several shades of brown ; occasionally un-spotted ; X o 60. This familiar and almost domestic bird is one of the mostcommon and numerous Sparrows in the United States; it isalso, with the Bluebird, which it seems to accompa
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