. . rain fields, and the right-of-way along railroads are frequented by the grass feeds almost exclusively on weed seeds, and is, conse-quently, beneficial to agriculture. The nest of grass, stems, and rcotlets, lined with grassand hair, is placed on the ground. A little hollow is scrapedat the base of a thistle, mullein, other weed stalk, or hill ofcorn. The female sits close and offers little protest whendisturbed. The four bluish-white eggs are blotched andspotted with reddish-brown. Two broods are reared in aseason. THE
. . rain fields, and the right-of-way along railroads are frequented by the grass feeds almost exclusively on weed seeds, and is, conse-quently, beneficial to agriculture. The nest of grass, stems, and rcotlets, lined with grassand hair, is placed on the ground. A little hollow is scrapedat the base of a thistle, mullein, other weed stalk, or hill ofcorn. The female sits close and offers little protest whendisturbed. The four bluish-white eggs are blotched andspotted with reddish-brown. Two broods are reared in aseason. THE SAVANNA SPARROW* The Savanna Sparrow is one of those inconspicuouslittle birds which hide in the grass or run stealthily alongthe fences or furrows, having nothing special in theirappearance or habits to attract particular attention. Theseare the words of Dr. Robert Ridgway regarding this retir-ing but useful little bird. In its habits it very closelyresembles its relative, the vesper sparrow. Both frequentmeadows and nest on the ground. Not infrequently, when. SAVANNA SPARROW. (Atnmodranius sandwichensis savanna). Life-size. COPYRIGHT 1903, Br A. W. HUMFORD, CHICACO
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