. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . ith us throughout the year, somecome from the South in early spring and remain untilsnow falls, others come from the far North to pass thewinter; so that at no season of the year are we withoutnumbers of these cheery birds. Fortunately, some of ourbest songsters are members of this family. Their musicis less emotional than that of the Thrushes, but it hasa happier ring—the music for every day. It is the Song Sparrow who in February opens the Song Sparrow, season of song, and it is the Song Meiospizafasdata. Sparrow who in November sings i
. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . ith us throughout the year, somecome from the South in early spring and remain untilsnow falls, others come from the far North to pass thewinter; so that at no season of the year are we withoutnumbers of these cheery birds. Fortunately, some of ourbest songsters are members of this family. Their musicis less emotional than that of the Thrushes, but it hasa happier ring—the music for every day. It is the Song Sparrow who in February opens the Song Sparrow, season of song, and it is the Song Meiospizafasdata. Sparrow who in November sings its Plate xli. closing notes ; nor, except during a part of August, has his voice once been missing from the choir. His modest chant always suggests good cheer andcontentment, but heard in silent February it seems thedivinest bird lay to which mortal ever listened. Themagic of his voice bridges the cold months of. earlyspring ; as we listen to him the brown fields seem green,flowers bloom, and the bare branches become clad withsoftly rustling Plate LII. Page 148. AMEEICAN , 5-10 inches. Adult male in summer, crown black; rest of bodyyellow; wings and tail black and white. Adult female and males in winter,upper parts grayish brown; crown yellowish; under parts soiledwhitish; throat yellow. SWAMP SPARROW. 139 You can not go far afield without meeting this is not only our commonest Sparrow, but one of ourcommonest birds. Generally you will find him on ornear the ground at the border of some undergrowth,and if there be water near by, preferably a meadowbrook, his presence is assured. When flushed he willdoubtless make for the nearest thicket, pumping histail, as Thompson expressively says, in describing hissomewhat jerky flight. Now he questions you with amildly impatient chimp or trinlc, a call-note not to bemistaken for that of any other species, when once youhave learned it. Equally diagnostic is the birds spottedbreast with one larger spot in
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