. Ornithology and oölogy of New England [microform] : containing full descriptions of the birds of New England and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature : together with a complete history of their habits, times of arrival and departure ... : with illustrations of many species of the birds and accurate figures of their eggs. Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. !j fT'' ' S. 802 ORNITHOLOOY AND OOLOOY. This l)ir(l to 1) ith rly tlirouj^'liout Now p]iijrluii(l in iho smmnor soasoii. In tho eastern part of Mussucli
. Ornithology and oölogy of New England [microform] : containing full descriptions of the birds of New England and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature : together with a complete history of their habits, times of arrival and departure ... : with illustrations of many species of the birds and accurate figures of their eggs. Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. !j fT'' ' S. 802 ORNITHOLOOY AND OOLOOY. This l)ir(l to 1) ith rly tlirouj^'liout Now p]iijrluii(l in iho smmnor soasoii. In tho eastern part of Mussucliiisetts, it is (luito common; in the M-estern part, " chiefly a spring,' and summer visitant," hut "not ; Mr. Allen lias novor found it breod- ill^^ in (he nei«riihorhood of Sprin^'lield; but, in the neighbor- hood of the seacoast in the same State, i! is abjindant in the breeding season. On the contrary, in Maine, it is not at all counnon near the soacoast; but in Ihe interior, evoii as far as the western borders, it is one of the most plentiful of Sparrows. It arrives in Massachusetts as early as the first week in April; in Maine, seldom before the middle of that month. Alioiit the first week in May in Massacluiscti? and later as we advance north, the birds commence build- mg'. The ucst is placed on the ground, usually under a tusHock of grass: it is constructed of fine grasses and roots, wliich are bent and twined together rather neatly; and the whole is liiuMl with hairliko roots and lino grass. The eggs are usually four in number, grayish-white in color, and covered irregularly with spots of umlter-brown and lilac. Their form varies from long and slender to quite short and thick: their dimensions vary from .70 by .00 to .72 by .58 inch. Two broods are often reared in the season. This species rather prefers j)a8turcs and fields at a distance from houses for a home to their more immediate ueighI)orhood. On tlio soal)oard, this species is most oft
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