. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . less than a second, and resem-bles ksh-sh-sh-dolp, the last syllable occupying one fifth of the timeand rather musical compared with the harsh lisp that precedes also have a tchep of alarm, but it is the exception for them toshow much anxiety about their nests or young. The nest has neverbeen taken. J. Dwight, Jr. 550. Ammodramus maritiznus ( Wils.). Seaside Sparrow. Ad.—A yellow line before the eye and on the bend of the w
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . less than a second, and resem-bles ksh-sh-sh-dolp, the last syllable occupying one fifth of the timeand rather musical compared with the harsh lisp that precedes also have a tchep of alarm, but it is the exception for them toshow much anxiety about their nests or young. The nest has neverbeen taken. J. Dwight, Jr. 550. Ammodramus maritiznus ( Wils.). Seaside Sparrow. Ad.—A yellow line before the eye and on the bend of the wing; upper partsgrayish olive-green: tail grayish brown,the outer webs of the feathers mar-gined with olive-greenish; a duskyline from the base of the lower mandi-ble passes down the sides of the throat;breast more or less suffused with butfy(wanting in summer specimens), andindistinctly streaked with grayish;throat and middle of the belly white;sides grayish. L., 6-00; W., 2-50 • T., ^^^- Sparrow. (Natural2-20; B.,-60. ^^^^ Range.—Atlantic coast; breeds from Georgia to Massacliusetts, and win-ters from Virginia to Georgia. Sing Sing, A. 298 FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. Nest^ of coarse grasses and reed stalks, lined with grasses, on the ground.£ggs^ three to four, white or bluish white, clouded or finely speckled withcinnamon-brown, especially at the larger end, -80 x -63. Like most marsh-loving birds, Seaside Sparrows are so consistentin their choice of a home that it would be quite useless to look forthem anywhere but in a marsh, and that a salt one, generally withinsound or at least sight of the sea. The baymen call them MeadowChippies, and often when Snipe and Plover shooting 1 have drawnnumbers to me by simply squeaking. They tipped all the reeds aboutmy blind, chirping excitedly at the peculiar sound which arousedtheir curiosity. They pass much of their time on the ground amongthe reeds and grasses, but mount a stalk to sing their short, unattract-ive so
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