. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. t Fid. l<)4. — The American crossbill (Loj-m family, comprising over five hundred species, found in allparts of the world, excepting, originally, Australia. Inthe United States this is the largest family of birds, com-prising in most places about one-seventh of the common or striking native Fringillidse may be THE ENGLISH SPARROW AND TTs ALLIES mentioned the crossbills,1 yellow-bird, vesper-sparrow,white-throated sparrow, tree-sparrow, chipping-sparrow,2snow-bird, song-sparrow, fox-s
. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. t Fid. l<)4. — The American crossbill (Loj-m family, comprising over five hundred species, found in allparts of the world, excepting, originally, Australia. Inthe United States this is the largest family of birds, com-prising in most places about one-seventh of the common or striking native Fringillidse may be THE ENGLISH SPARROW AND TTs ALLIES mentioned the crossbills,1 yellow-bird, vesper-sparrow,white-throated sparrow, tree-sparrow, chipping-sparrow,2snow-bird, song-sparrow, fox-sparrow, chewiiik, cardinalgrosbeak, rose-breasted grosbeak, and indigo-bird. Mostof these birds are known to every country boy. The family of Turdidae, r thrushes, includes severalcommon American birds, — the robin, abundant about. FIG. 2izll<i Nn<-i<tft*). houses during the summer but for the most part migrat-ing south from New England during the winter : the wood o o o or song thrush,8 one of our finest songsters; the bluebird,one of the earliest of our migrants, with u the sky on itsback and the earth on its breast. The family of Sylviidae comprises the warblers of theOld World. Here belongs the European nightingale. Itscommon representative in this country is the ruby-crownedkinglet (Fig. 267). 1 Fig. 204. 2 Fig. 205. Fig. 2(50. 28(3 ZOOLOGY The family of Paridae includes the titmice, or tits andnuthatches. The tits are chiefly Old World birds, but wehave a common representative in the black-capped chicka-dee, well known from its cheerful whistle. In this family
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