. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . Fig. 41. Tail of Slate-coloredJunco. 160 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTEEN NEW YORK Field Sparrow. Siyizella Ad. — Top of head and back reddish-brown ; a rusty streak be-hind the eye; cheeks otherwise grayish ; gray line over eye, butno black line through it ; hill reddish-brown ; wing-bars whitish ;under parts gray ; breast washed with pale buff. Nest, placed on the ground, or in a low
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . Fig. 41. Tail of Slate-coloredJunco. 160 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTEEN NEW YORK Field Sparrow. Siyizella Ad. — Top of head and back reddish-brown ; a rusty streak be-hind the eye; cheeks otherwise grayish ; gray line over eye, butno black line through it ; hill reddish-brown ; wing-bars whitish ;under parts gray ; breast washed with pale buff. Nest, placed on the ground, or in a low bush. Eggs, white, withbrown markings. The Field Sparrow is a common summer resident ofsouthern Kew England and the lower Hudson Valley; innorthern Xew England it is confined tothe cleared land in the settlements, and itis absent in the Canadian Zone. It arrivesearly in April, and remains through Octo-ber. There are several records of its occur-rence in southern New England in 42. Field Q\^ pastures, overgrown with high bushesand cedars, and the edges of woodland areits favorite resorts; if is never a bird of the yard, or of thecultivated fields. Its song is a fine strain, beginning with two or threehigh sustaine
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