. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. FOX SPARROW. Passereua iuaca. Cha». Above, fexjr red (brightest on winga and rump) streaked with Mb (in winter the aah i> sometimei obacure); head and tail without strealcs^ wings with two white bars; below, white spotted with red. Length about 7 inches. Nnt. Amid moss, or on a low bush ; composed of grass and moss, lined with grass, roots, and feathers. Eggt. 4-5; white with green or blue tinge, spotted and blotched with brown of several shades (sometimes the brown almost conceals the ground col
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. FOX SPARROW. Passereua iuaca. Cha». Above, fexjr red (brightest on winga and rump) streaked with Mb (in winter the aah i> sometimei obacure); head and tail without strealcs^ wings with two white bars; below, white spotted with red. Length about 7 inches. Nnt. Amid moss, or on a low bush ; composed of grass and moss, lined with grass, roots, and feathers. Eggt. 4-5; white with green or blue tinge, spotted and blotched with brown of several shades (sometimes the brown almost conceals the ground color); great variation in size, average about X o 65. This Urge and handsome Sparrow, after passing the summer and breeding-season in the northern regions of the continent around Hudson Bay, and farther north and west perhaps to the shores of the Pacific, visits us in straggling parties or pairs from the middle of October to November. At this time it frequents low, shelteref' â .:.;. .ets in moist and watery situations, where it usually descends to the ground and is busily employed in scratching up the earth and r- ;tling among the fallen leaves in quest of seeds, worms, and insects, but more particularly the last. It migrates in a desultory manner, and sometimes arrives. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Toronto : Musson
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