. Report on the birds of Pennsylvania : with special reference to the food habits, based on over four thousand stomach examinations. Birds. ^â \ «. ?^ fc^ <1") <43 1 â¢âi § 9 :5 f^ o Ctj CNi CI ⢠â¢v <^ Qi â¢â4 9 ^^ ! BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 243 Lincoln's Spjirrow is found in Pennsylvania as a rather rare spring* and fall migrant, frequenting- shrubbery, brush piles, and weedy, briery thickets about streams and in swampy grounds. I have taken four specimens during the past ten years in eastern Pennsylvania: two early in May, one late in Septendjer, and the last early in October
. Report on the birds of Pennsylvania : with special reference to the food habits, based on over four thousand stomach examinations. Birds. ^â \ «. ?^ fc^ <1") <43 1 â¢âi § 9 :5 f^ o Ctj CNi CI ⢠â¢v <^ Qi â¢â4 9 ^^ ! BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 243 Lincoln's Spjirrow is found in Pennsylvania as a rather rare spring* and fall migrant, frequenting- shrubbery, brush piles, and weedy, briery thickets about streams and in swampy grounds. I have taken four specimens during the past ten years in eastern Pennsylvania: two early in May, one late in Septendjer, and the last early in October. Feeds on seeds and different kinds of insects. It is a quiet and secretive little bii'd, usually seen singly ; only occasionally is it found in com- pany with other species of sparro\\ s, and if disturbed it seeks safety by hiding in thc^ thick undergrowth rather than by flight. Melospiza georgiana (Lath.). Swamp Sparro^v. Description. Size a little smaller than Song Sparrow ; crown bright chestnut; forehead black ; back broadly streaked with black, and most feathers of back edged with brownish ; upper surface of wings and tail decidedly rusty ; belly white ; sides, Hanks and tibia? brownish; chest and line over eye grayish; the lower anterior parts are usually without streaks or spots ; throat whitish with sometimes indistinct blackish streaks. Habitat. â Irlastern North America to the plains, accidentally to Utah, north to British i)rovinccs, including Newfoundland and Labrador. Breeds from Northern States northward, and winters in the Middle States and southward. The Swamp Sparrow is retiring in its habits, and, as the name would indicate, it is a common frequenter of grassy, weedy and bushy swamps; it is also often found about the edges of streams and ponds where weeds and grasses grow in abundance. I have never found the nest of this species, but from reports received from various naturalists and collectors it appears that it breeds sparingly in neai-ly a
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