. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . Fig. 37. Towhtt The Chewink is a common summer resident of southernand central New England and of the Hudson Valley. Inthe northern parts of New York andNew England it is confined to the moresettled portions, and frequents pasturesthat are becoming overgrown withbushes. It arrives late in April, andstays into October. It is abundant inscrubby oak, such as is common onCape Cod and on Marthas Vineyard
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . Fig. 37. Towhtt The Chewink is a common summer resident of southernand central New England and of the Hudson Valley. Inthe northern parts of New York andNew England it is confined to the moresettled portions, and frequents pasturesthat are becoming overgrown withbushes. It arrives late in April, andstays into October. It is abundant inscrubby oak, such as is common onCape Cod and on Marthas undisturbed, it scratches ener-getically in the dry leaves under the bushes, or mounts somelow tree to sing. The song varies considerably, but as a rule resembles thesyllables dick-yoo, chiddle-chiddle-chiddle. The Chewinkhas two broods, and thereforesings well into July. Thealarm-note, cht-uee, has giventhe bird its name ; often thesouthern name, Joree, seemsto suggest the note the breeding seasonit has a sharp, sibilant call-note which suggests the sstof certain of the sparrows. When startled, the Chewinkflies with jerks of its widespread Tail of Towhee ?o that the lar<;e white spots on the outer tail-feathers show clearly. Whenseen from below, the angle made Mhere the black brtvistmeets the white belly is an excellent tield-mark. At closerange the bright red iris is conspicuous. 154 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK Fox Sparrow. Passerella iliaca Ad. — Top of head and back reddish-brown and gray; tail red-dish-hrown ; sides of throat and breast thickly marked with brightreddish-brown spots, forming a heavy blotch in the centre of thebreast; belly and sides marked with dark brown arrow-shapedspots. The Fox Sparrow is a common migrant through NewYork and New England from the middle of March to theend of April, and from the middle of October to the end ofNovember. The bushes along the edges of cultivated fieldsand open places in wood
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