. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. or 594 Field Museum of Natural History—Zoology, Vol. IX. in favorable localities. Mr. John F. Ferry found four young birds of this species unable to fly near Woodruff, Vilas Co., Wisconsin, on June 20, 1908. The song is characteristic and very pleasing, a clear musical whistle, a sug- gestion of which may be had by playing the following notes on a fife: The nest is on the ground or in low trees or bushes. The eggs are 4 to 5 in number, pale brown or greenish blue, spotted and speckled with reddish brown, and measure about .82 x .60 inches. G
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. or 594 Field Museum of Natural History—Zoology, Vol. IX. in favorable localities. Mr. John F. Ferry found four young birds of this species unable to fly near Woodruff, Vilas Co., Wisconsin, on June 20, 1908. The song is characteristic and very pleasing, a clear musical whistle, a sug- gestion of which may be had by playing the following notes on a fife: The nest is on the ground or in low trees or bushes. The eggs are 4 to 5 in number, pale brown or greenish blue, spotted and speckled with reddish brown, and measure about .82 x .60 inches. Genus SPIZELLA Bonap. 259. Spizella monticola (Gmel.). Tree Sparrow. Distr.: " Eastern North America, west to the Plains, and from the Arctic Ocean south, in winter, to the Carolinas, Kentucky, and east- ern Kansas. Breeds north of the United States, east of the Rocky ; (A. O. U.) Adult: Top of head, rufous brown, a gray stripe over the eye and a narrow rufous stripe extending from the eye backward; a short. Tree Sparrow. narrow streak of rufous on side of throat, from base of lower mandi- ble; back, streaked with rufous brown, black and pale buff; rump, brownish gray; breast, grayish white, with an obscure dusky mark or small irregular spot in the middle; belly, dull white; sides of body, pale brownish buff; wing coverts, with black centres broadly edged with rufous and tipped with white, forming a noticeable white wing. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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