. Land birds of northern New York : a pocket guide to common land birds of the St. Lawrence Valley and the lowlands in general of northern New York . Fox Sparrow 585. Fox Sparrow—Passerella iliaca iliaca. Sparrow-size, large. Length 7^ inches. Upperparts rich reddish brown, upper tail-coverts and tail brighter; underparts white, heav-ily streaked arid spotted with brown and blackish. Distinctly a large reddish brown sparrow. Thisis the bird occasionally seen in spring or autumnscratching vigorously among the dry leaves in thethickets or at least under bushes. It is the finestsinger among the s
. Land birds of northern New York : a pocket guide to common land birds of the St. Lawrence Valley and the lowlands in general of northern New York . Fox Sparrow 585. Fox Sparrow—Passerella iliaca iliaca. Sparrow-size, large. Length 7^ inches. Upperparts rich reddish brown, upper tail-coverts and tail brighter; underparts white, heav-ily streaked arid spotted with brown and blackish. Distinctly a large reddish brown sparrow. Thisis the bird occasionally seen in spring or autumnscratching vigorously among the dry leaves in thethickets or at least under bushes. It is the finestsinger among the sparrows, but we seldom hear itssong. 40. Towhee 587. Towhee—Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythro-phthalmus. Length 8^g inches. Male—Sides rufous; belly white; upperparts,throat and breast black; wings and tail black,trimmed with white. Female—Upperparts, wings,throat and breast bright grayish brown; tailbrownish, its outer feathers tipped with white;sides rufous, belly white. Call-note, an unmistakable tow-hee. The longblack and white tail of this ground bird, and thedistinct tri-color—rufous, black and white—of theplumage readily identify the Towhee. Like theFox Sparrow, it is a vigorous scratcher among theunderbrush. 636. Black and White than sparrow.(See page 25.) 41 661. Black-poll Warbler—Dendroica striata. Smaller than sparrow. Length 5^ inches. Male—Crown black; cheeks white; two whitewing-bars; underparts white, streaked with black;outer tail-feathers with white patches at their tips;black streaks heavy on sides, disappearing onmiddle belly; back of neck streaked black andwhite; back and rump
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