. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . No. 58. WHITE THROATED SPARROW. Genus: Zonotrichia. Species: Z, albicollis. Distribution: An abundant summer resident of northern, often wintering in protected localities in southern New of Arrival: Last of April. Northward about thiee weeks of Departure: Early November. General Plumage: Upper parts brownish chestnut streaked with black and bufT,crown black, bordered and with a central line of white, whichdoes not meet at nape, e
. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . No. 58. WHITE THROATED SPARROW. Genus: Zonotrichia. Species: Z, albicollis. Distribution: An abundant summer resident of northern, often wintering in protected localities in southern New of Arrival: Last of April. Northward about thiee weeks of Departure: Early November. General Plumage: Upper parts brownish chestnut streaked with black and bufT,crown black, bordered and with a central line of white, whichdoes not meet at nape, eye line yellow ; under parts, throatand belly white, breast and sides of head ash. Bill dark,feet pale. Length about ^ Song and Other Notes: An exquisite song like Pea-pea-peabody-peabody-peabody,and a lisp. Haunts: AVoodland, sere fields on migration, spruce growth in thenorth. WOODLAND BIRDS. 57. TREE SPARROW. Species: S. monticola. No. 59. Genus: : A very common migrant and winter of Arrival: Late of Departure: First of Plumage: Upper parts brownish ash, crown chestnut edged with ivhite; under parts ashen. Bill and feet dark. Length about and Other Notes: A sweet spring song, a low fall song and a twitter and : Sere fields and meadows, marshes and along roadsides. No. 60. CHIPPING SPARROW. Species: S. : Abundant summer resident of all New of Arrival: Last of of Departure: Middle of October,General Plumage: Much like the preceding but with a centre breast patch of brown. Bill and feet dark. Length about and Other Notes: A monotonous trill and a number of chits and : A bird of the garden and orchard. WOODLAND BIRDS. No. 61. FIELD SPARROW. Species: S. pusilla. Distribution: A common summer resident of southern New England becom-inix
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