. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . White. Whlte-tbjoated sparni-n 558. White-throated Spakrow. Zono- trichia albicoUis. Range.—North Amei-ica east uf the Plainsanr! breeding from the northern tier of statesnorthward: winters from the Middle Statessouthward. To my mind this is themost beautiful of Sparrows,wijih its bright and softlyblended plumage and the ijurewhite throat boldly contrast-ing., with its grayish breastand sides of the head; thelores are adorned with abright yell
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . White. Whlte-tbjoated sparni-n 558. White-throated Spakrow. Zono- trichia albicoUis. Range.—North Amei-ica east uf the Plainsanr! breeding from the northern tier of statesnorthward: winters from the Middle Statessouthward. To my mind this is themost beautiful of Sparrows,wijih its bright and softlyblended plumage and the ijurewhite throat boldly contrast-ing., with its grayish breastand sides of the head; thelores are adorned with abright yellow spot. They are one of the mostabundant of Sparrows in the east during mi-grations and their musical piping whistle isheard from hedge and wood. They nest mostabundantly north of our borders, laying theirthree or four eggs iu grass lined hollows inthe ground, or more rarely in neats in bushes. The eggs are white or bluish white, thiclcly spotted with several shades ofbrown Size .85 x .62. They nest most often in thickets or on the edge ofswamps, in just such places as they are met with on their migrations. 559. Tree Sparrow. Spisella moniicola monti
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