. Bird guide . FOX SPARROW. 585. rasscrcUa bright reddish brown ant 1/4 inches. jray; rump and tailIholly reddish brown, and spots on the breast and sidesof the same color. In winter we find these large Sparrows in quietswamps and open woods, where they scratch aboutamong the fallen leaves, after the manner of domesticfowls; they will scratch energetically for a few seconds,llicMi pause to see what they have uncovered. They havea sliDit but loud and joyful song, with which they greety<ni on clear frosty mornings, and the efiect is very beau-tiful wlien a large flock of them are
. Bird guide . FOX SPARROW. 585. rasscrcUa bright reddish brown ant 1/4 inches. jray; rump and tailIholly reddish brown, and spots on the breast and sidesof the same color. In winter we find these large Sparrows in quietswamps and open woods, where they scratch aboutamong the fallen leaves, after the manner of domesticfowls; they will scratch energetically for a few seconds,llicMi pause to see what they have uncovered. They havea sliDit but loud and joyful song, with which they greety<ni on clear frosty mornings, and the efiect is very beau-tiful wlien a large flock of them are singing in —A loud, clear and melodious carol; call, a soft rhip. Nest.—Of grass and moss, lined with fine grass and; athers; four or five pale bluish-green eggs, spotted ith reddish brown and chestnut (.). Range.—N. A. east of the Rockies, breeding from\c\v Brunswick and ^Manitoba northward; winters inI lie southern states. TOWHEE OR CHEWINK. 587. Pipilu cnjthrophthalinus. 8
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