. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 297 and probably Nova Sootia, and soutJiwurd in iiiigrHtion along the Atiantio const" (Dwight). Siiij,' Sing, rar
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 297 and probably Nova Sootia, and soutJiwurd in iiiigrHtion along the Atiantio const" (Dwight). Siiij,' Sing, rare T. V., Sept. 29 to Oct. 10. Cambridge, very'common T. May; Sept. and <Jet. Since this race was separated by me in 1887 few new facts have been developed reganling it, except that, as I anticipated, it been found in other parts of the Maritime Provinces, and never far from salt water. While frequenting brackish or fresh-water nnirshes, where the grasses grow more luxuriantly than in the haunts of its southern relative, it prefers the more open spots or those where damp ditches nnike high- ways of escape for it afoot. It is locally abundant, particularly in the great marshes that border the Hay of Fundy, but so retiring that, save for its little song, its presence might be easily overlooked. Swaying on a tall stalk of meadow rue or scjuatting on a ctmvenient fence, the males may be found at all hours of the day repeating their song a few times and then flying to some new perch or burying themselves in the grass. Occasionally toward nightfall one will mount into the air and with set wings float down, fairly gusliing with .song, a hauit shared by the ordinary Sharp-tail and by the Seaside Sparrow as well. With these birds they in autumn, and nuiy bo flushed one or two at a time from the strips of grass or reeds that are left on the salt marshes along the ditches after the hay has been cut. The song is a husky, gasping effort, not very loud, and executed wit
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