. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. FINCHES 4^ tural state like Iowa, Tree Sparrows annually eat apjiroxiinately 875 tons of weed seeds. Only the farmer, uiion whose shoulders falls the heavy hurdcn of freeing; his land of noxious weeds, can realize what this vast consumption of weed seeds means in the savini; and cost of lahor. Dr. Judd reports an interestini; illustration of the Tree Siiarrow's habits which was noticed durint; a heavv snnwstorm in the third week of Februarv. Here and there, where the whiteness of the field was pierced by i)halanxes of dry broom-sedge, a flock of a d
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. FINCHES 4^ tural state like Iowa, Tree Sparrows annually eat apjiroxiinately 875 tons of weed seeds. Only the farmer, uiion whose shoulders falls the heavy hurdcn of freeing; his land of noxious weeds, can realize what this vast consumption of weed seeds means in the savini; and cost of lahor. Dr. Judd reports an interestini; illustration of the Tree Siiarrow's habits which was noticed durint; a heavv snnwstorm in the third week of Februarv. Here and there, where the whiteness of the field was pierced by i)halanxes of dry broom-sedge, a flock of a d<:)zen or more Tree Sparrows found good cheer in spite of driving flakes. From one brown i)atch to another they flew, clinging to the plants while they [iluckcd out the seeds, seldom leaving a stalk unexplored. Frequently two would feed from a single stalk, while a third, made thrifty by the wintry dearth, hopfK'd in the snow below searching for scattered seeds. The snow whirlefl in clouds across the i'leld, Init these little creatures worked on with cheerful, hardy industry. CHIPPING SPARROW Spizella passerina passerina ( Bcchslciii) A. O. U. Xuniber 5C0 See Color I' 8.) Other Names.— Chip-bird ; Chippy ; Hair-bird ; Social Sparrow : Hair .Sparrow; Little House Sparrow. General Description.— Length. 5'en-work structure of fine, curly rootlets, cleverly interwoven and always thickly lined with horse-hair, sometimes constructed almost entirely of this material. Eggs ; 3 or 4, rarely 5, bluish-green, thinly spotted with blackish brown, often wreathed at large end. Distribution.— Eastern LTnited States and British provinces, west to the Great Plains; breeding from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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