. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 230 FOX SPABROW somewhat monotonous tweet-tweet-ticeet, repeated many times, all on one note, and sometimes run- ning into a ; (Chapman.) Fox Sparrow: Passerella iliaca. Head aiul shoulders mixed reddish brown and shite-gray ; cheeks, wings, and tail warm reddish brown ; breast heavily marked with rufous. Lmyth, about Tj inches. Gkographic DisTUiBurioN.— Breeds from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands, and Manitoba to Alaska and the Arctic Ocean; winters from Virginia southward. Doctor Brewe
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 230 FOX SPABROW somewhat monotonous tweet-tweet-ticeet, repeated many times, all on one note, and sometimes run- ning into a ; (Chapman.) Fox Sparrow: Passerella iliaca. Head aiul shoulders mixed reddish brown and shite-gray ; cheeks, wings, and tail warm reddish brown ; breast heavily marked with rufous. Lmyth, about Tj inches. Gkographic DisTUiBurioN.— Breeds from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands, and Manitoba to Alaska and the Arctic Ocean; winters from Virginia southward. Doctor Brewer discovered Fox Sjiarrows on the grounds of the Capitol in Wasliington, in winter, and similar i)loasures may be in store for many observant city dwellers. The first si^ht of the bird is surely a memora- ble experience. What with his large size, his striking fox-colored back and tail, together with the remarkable combi- nation of slate-gray and fox on his head, he seems a new, strange creature. And when he sings, one's surprise and admiration increase. His song is so loud, ringing, and liquid that it puts him at once at the head of the nuisi- cal Sparrow family. " It is a revelation to hear it at sundown on some vernally softened evening. Fig. 143. Fox Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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