Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . e-sparrow, (a winter bird)fox-sparrow, white-crown, chippy, field-sparrow grass-finch, in fact all our brown-backed sparrows. But the song of the white- ^^^^^^tS^^^^throat is his own, and may be heard frequentlyduring his very leisurely journey through our state. HisCanadian name, Peabody bird is descriptive of his notes, , , . When a number get together and whistle, as if they were singing a round, it makes a very sweet concert. * * * One of the foremost birds in the spring movement is the grass-finch (vesper-sparrow or bay-winged bunting). It is to
Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . e-sparrow, (a winter bird)fox-sparrow, white-crown, chippy, field-sparrow grass-finch, in fact all our brown-backed sparrows. But the song of the white- ^^^^^^tS^^^^throat is his own, and may be heard frequentlyduring his very leisurely journey through our state. HisCanadian name, Peabody bird is descriptive of his notes, , , . When a number get together and whistle, as if they were singing a round, it makes a very sweet concert. * * * One of the foremost birds in the spring movement is the grass-finch (vesper-sparrow or bay-winged bunting). It is to befound in open fields and along roadside fences, in company withmeadow larks, and its sweet song may be heard almost any warmevening after the middle of April. Unlike most of our birds,this sparrow sings at its best late in the afternoon and during twi-light, which perhaps makes its song seem the sweeter. It is rathera gentle song, though to be heard at some distance, carryingquite as far as that of the song-sparrow. Although the quality. no of voice is somewhat similar in these two birds, the grass-finchlacks the merry abandon that characterizes the song-sparrowssong, but has instead a deeper chord, which is called by somepeople sadness. The bird may be easily recognized in the fieldsby the white tail-feathers, which always show in flight. It isabout the size and general color of the song-sparrow. By the time the foregoing birds are comparatively common,and the maple buds are burst and the lilacs swelling, the gaypurple finch appears. He is not purple at all, but has a crimsonhead, which fades on the lower breast through rosy pink intopure white. He is fond of spruces and larches, feeding greedilyon the tender buds as well as on the ants and scale insects thatinfest them. His song is a fine one, and in addition to the charmof being poured forth in full flight, is so long and intricate thatone finds himself holding his breath as the burst of melody con-tinues, as if to help t
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