. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . —Aud. History.—The Savannah Bunting, orSavannah Finch, as he is also called, is,according to Audubon, one of the mostabundant and hardy species in the UnitedStates. It breeds in this state, and con-structs its nest very much in the mannerof the Song Sparrow, at the foot of a tuftof grass, or in a low bush. The eggs,from 4 to 6, are of a pale bluish color,softly mottled with purplish brown. Genus Fringilla.— Characters.—Bill short, robust,conic on all sides an
. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . —Aud. History.—The Savannah Bunting, orSavannah Finch, as he is also called, is,according to Audubon, one of the mostabundant and hardy species in the UnitedStates. It breeds in this state, and con-structs its nest very much in the mannerof the Song Sparrow, at the foot of a tuftof grass, or in a low bush. The eggs,from 4 to 6, are of a pale bluish color,softly mottled with purplish brown. Genus Fringilla.— Characters.—Bill short, robust,conic on all sides and gen rally without a notch ;upper inaudible wider tin n llie lower, somewhat turgid and a Utile bent at the tip, without keel, do-pressed al the upper part, and often prolonged in-to an angle entering the feathers of the forehead ;nostrils basal, round, covered by the feathers ;tongue thick, acule compressed and bilid at tholip; tarsus shorter than the middle toe ; toes dis-connected at the base ; hind nail largest. Wingsshort; 1st and 2nd primaries but little shorterthan tho 3d and 4th, which are THE SONG melodia.—Wi Description.—Crown brownish chest-nut, divided longitudinally by a grayishline ; line over the eye light ash, becom-ing white towards the bill; mottled aboveand below with brown,chestnut and ash ;much lightest on the belly, each featherbeing marked with brown along the mid-dle, surrounded by chestnut and edgedwith ash, giving the bird a striped appear-ance, particularly on the back and lowerpart of the breast; wings and tail chest-nut brown ; bill dark horn color, lighterbelow ; legs light flesh-colored; feet andnails dusky. Length 6\ inches; spreadof the wings 8k inches. Tail wedge-form,2 inches longer than the folded wings ;1st primary short, 3d and 4 th longest. History.—This is one of our most com-mon anrl familiar sparrows. It arrivesearly from the south,and in company withthe Blue Bird and Robin, ushers in thes
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