. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. IPSWICH SPARROW. 541. Passerculus princeps. 6^ inches. This species is larger and paler colored, but very sim- ilar to the more common and better known Savanna Sparrow. Its habits are the same. It breeds on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and winters along the Atlantic coast to Virginia. SAVANNAH SPARROW. 542a. Passerculus sandtvichensis savanna. 5i/^ inches. Breast and sides streaked with brownish, and yellow before the eye and also on bend of wing. These finches are very abundant in eastern U. S. (lur
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. IPSWICH SPARROW. 541. Passerculus princeps. 6^ inches. This species is larger and paler colored, but very sim- ilar to the more common and better known Savanna Sparrow. Its habits are the same. It breeds on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and winters along the Atlantic coast to Virginia. SAVANNAH SPARROW. 542a. Passerculus sandtvichensis savanna. 5i/^ inches. Breast and sides streaked with brownish, and yellow before the eye and also on bend of wing. These finches are very abundant in eastern U. S. (luring migrations and a few remain in the northern j)arts through the summer. Song".—A weak trill or twitter; a short chip. Nest.—Of grasses in hollows in the ground and con- coaled by grass or weeds. The four grayish eggs are .spotted with brown (.). Range.—Winters in southern U. S,; breeds from northern U. S. northward. 542b. Western Savanna Sparrow (alaudinus) is found from the Plains west to tfes coast ranges. It is slightly 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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