. St. Nicholas [serial]. ch. They seemed to know that I was inter-ested in them, for as soon as I came near enough toexamine them they flew away. In this way I chasedthem into another open field, but first one would give awarning chip, and then both would go. At last,however, I came near enough to see their markings,while they ate the seeds of some field grass or were of a brownish shade all over, in some placeschestnut and on the sides almost a yellow-brown. Theyhad an indistinct dark mark on their breasts, and a rowof white on the end of the wings. When I reachedhome I looked for t
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ch. They seemed to know that I was inter-ested in them, for as soon as I came near enough toexamine them they flew away. In this way I chasedthem into another open field, but first one would give awarning chip, and then both would go. At last,however, I came near enough to see their markings,while they ate the seeds of some field grass or were of a brownish shade all over, in some placeschestnut and on the sides almost a yellow-brown. Theyhad an indistinct dark mark on their breasts, and a rowof white on the end of the wings. When I reachedhome I looked for the description in my bird-book, andafter asking a teacher who spends much time in thestudy of those little brothers of the air I have de-cided that the birds were tree-sparrows, a winter birdmuch like the well-known chippie. I wish to say in closing that I am much interested inthe Nature and Science department, and that I havelearned many things from it that I never knew friend and reader, Clara \Y. OUR WINTER CHIPPIES, OETREE-SPARROWS, EATING THESEEDS OF WILD CARROTS. They are industrious and cheer-ful little birds. They are sociable, and usually foumflocks. Professor Beal has estmated that in Iowa alone the treisparrows destroy 875 tons of no>ious weed seeds every year.
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