. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands . Nest: Of weed stems ; lined with grasses ; placed in alder : 4 to 5 ; pale greenish blue, heavily spotted with pale reddishbrown. Size X Like the Gambel sparrow, the Golden-crowned Spar-row is found in California during the winter monthsonly. He occurs atthis season through-out the length of theState west of theSierra Nevada, andis oftenest found nearthe haunts of parks and door-yards are not infre-. 557. Golden-crowned Sparrow. Their food is chiefly
. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands . Nest: Of weed stems ; lined with grasses ; placed in alder : 4 to 5 ; pale greenish blue, heavily spotted with pale reddishbrown. Size X Like the Gambel sparrow, the Golden-crowned Spar-row is found in California during the winter monthsonly. He occurs atthis season through-out the length of theState west of theSierra Nevada, andis oftenest found nearthe haunts of parks and door-yards are not infre-. 557. Golden-crowned Sparrow. Their food is chiefly tceed seeds and tvinter berries. quently his banquet hall, and he regardshuman friends almost as trustfully as do hisless welcome English cousins in the the foot-hills the Golden-crowned fre- WITH BROWN PREDOMINATING ^07 quents the thickets, keeping on rather than in the varieties, especially white crowned and gambeli, areoften found in a flock of tlie Goldens, and are evidentlyreceived into the freemasonry of good-fellowship. Theirfood is chiefly weed seeds and winter berries, but insectsare also eaten, and occasionally caterpillars. 530 a. WESTERN CHIPPING SFARROW. — Spte/lapasserina arizonoo. Family : The Finches, Sparrows, etc. Length: Adults: Back light brown, narrowly streaked with black; rump andtail gray ; top of head reddish brown, sometimes streaked with ashyand dark ; forehead black, with short white median line ; super-ciliary line white ; narrow line through the eye black ; sides of he
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