. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. u very unsuspected 11 diflereut parts of 0 Sjiiulown iiiizen topsails, ie, s tlie sail could not ul pleasant voyai'e. lurlecl sail of tho Se to Glasgow, the ilt their nest under w'A I'oi't, and when laterials wherewith lly places its nest ows tlin connnou e its nest in the )n S[)arrow when I the hollow of a ' the wootlpecker. ng dullish white, is generally from. TriKK Sl' wwiiMiiw Belou the eje and over the ear-coverts there is a narrow Llack streak, and the breast and a
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. u very unsuspected 11 diflereut parts of 0 Sjiiulown iiiizen topsails, ie, s tlie sail could not ul pleasant voyai'e. lurlecl sail of tho Se to Glasgow, the ilt their nest under w'A I'oi't, and when laterials wherewith lly places its nest ows tlin connnou e its nest in the )n S[)arrow when I the hollow of a ' the wootlpecker. ng dullish white, is generally from. TriKK Sl' wwiiMiiw Belou the eje and over the ear-coverts there is a narrow Llack streak, and the breast and abuonieu are win e, with a brown tinge, deepening on the Hanks. In size the Tree bparrow is not so large as the common species, by nearly half an inch of length. The White-tiikoatki. Spaukow is an inhabitant of America, and is one of the partial nngratnrs, passing to ami from the northern and southern portions of that continent. acconlmg to tiie season ot the year. Of this binl Wilson speaks as follows : " This is the largest as well as the handsomest ol all our SpaiToNN-s. It resides in most of the States of New England. From CunnectKut to Savannah I found these birds numerous, particularly in the neighbourhood ot he Koanoke river and among tla rice ].lantations. In summer they retire to the hyher inland parts ot the country, and also farther south, to breed. According to Pennant, ley are also ound at that season in Newfoundland. During their residence here in x\mertliey CO ect together in llâcks, always ])referring the borders of swampy thickets Zt^p:^&;l^''^''''''''''' ^'^'^^'^« '^"^^ ^""^ ^''-^^ -^^^^' ^^-«-'' "^ -^^^ Ivuly iu the s].ring a Utile before they leave us, they have a few remarkablv sweet and clear lujtes, generally in the morning a little after About the twentieth of Apn tliey disappear, and we see no more of th.^m until the beginning or second week of fartherindh'' "â¢^' ""'"" '''â
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