. Bird guide . the Gulf. Sub-species.—oGTe. Carolina Junco (carolinensis),found in the Alleghanies from Virginia to Georgia;there are several races found west of the Rockies. BLACK-THROATED SPARROW. 573. AiivpJiispiza hUincata. S^ inche?. These little Sparrows are entirely unlike any otherNorth American species. They are found in the south-western deserts, Avhere they are not uncommon in cer-tain localities, being found in mesquite or ehaparrabrush. Note.—An ordinary Sparrow chip; song, a rich me-tallic zip-zip-zip-zee-zee-zee, the first three ascending,the second three notes descending. Nest.
. Bird guide . the Gulf. Sub-species.—oGTe. Carolina Junco (carolinensis),found in the Alleghanies from Virginia to Georgia;there are several races found west of the Rockies. BLACK-THROATED SPARROW. 573. AiivpJiispiza hUincata. S^ inche?. These little Sparrows are entirely unlike any otherNorth American species. They are found in the south-western deserts, Avhere they are not uncommon in cer-tain localities, being found in mesquite or ehaparrabrush. Note.—An ordinary Sparrow chip; song, a rich me-tallic zip-zip-zip-zee-zee-zee, the first three ascending,the second three notes descending. Nest.—In bushes or cacti at low elevations; eggsplain bluish white (.). Range.—From Texas north to Kansas in summer. Apaler sub-species, the Desert Sparrow (deserticola), isfound westward to southern California. SAGE SPARROW. Amphispiza nevadensis. 6% birds are found in arid regions, frequenting tliesage brush that is found in the Great Basin region, fromwestern Texas to
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