. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . From a Photograph Copyright, 1907, by W. L. ISLET—SOUTH EXPOSURE. WHERE THE FIRST NEST OF THE SOOTY F0-\ SPARROW WAS FOUND. 154 THE SOOTY FOX SPARROW. thiise are the eggs of Talibalililclitcli. llie oilier Sung Sparrow we told youabout. The were near enough right: the Fox Sparrow is for all theordinary world lil<e a Song Sparrow; and I venture that not a dozen whiteboys in Washington ever saw the bird itself, let alone distinguishing it byname. The egg
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . From a Photograph Copyright, 1907, by W. L. ISLET—SOUTH EXPOSURE. WHERE THE FIRST NEST OF THE SOOTY F0-\ SPARROW WAS FOUND. 154 THE SOOTY FOX SPARROW. thiise are the eggs of Talibalililclitcli. llie oilier Sung Sparrow we told youabout. The were near enough right: the Fox Sparrow is for all theordinary world lil<e a Song Sparrow; and I venture that not a dozen whiteboys in Washington ever saw the bird itself, let alone distinguishing it byname. The eggs referred to were ftiund amid most romantic surroundings, on. Taken on Carroll Islcl. Photo bji the Author. NEST OF SOOTY FO.\ SPARROW IN FERN CEUMP. THE NEST ITSELF IS ALMOST INVISIBLE BECAUSE BURIED IN MOSS AND FEBN LEAVES, a sea-girt islet a mile or two out frotn the Pacific shore. The island isgiven over to sea-birds, and these nest upon its precipitous sides to thenumber of thousands: but the center of the rock is crowned with a groveof spruce trees, which overshadow a dense growth of sahnon-berry a clump of the latter at a height of six feet was placed a very bulky butunusually han<ls()me nest, which held, in the really tiny cu]) which occupiesthe upper center of the structure, three eggs of a greenisli blue color heavilyspotted and marbled with warm browns. The nest measures externally eightand ten inches in width, internally two; in depth four inches outside andonly one and a half inside. It is composed chiefly of green mosses set in THE SLATE-COLORED SPARROW. 155 dead spruce twigs with a few twisted weed stalks; while the l
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