. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRD8. 381 markings are larger, and of a more reddish tint than in those of the former species. A set of three containing the smallest eggs exhibit the following sizes: ., .63x .48, .; one of four with larger eggs, ., ., ., . 563. FIELD SPAEBOW. Spizella pusilla (Wils.) Geog. Dist.—Eastern United States and Southern Canada, west to the edge of the Great Plains. The Field Sparrow is an abundant species in Eastern United States where it may be seen during the summer months frequenting the
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRD8. 381 markings are larger, and of a more reddish tint than in those of the former species. A set of three containing the smallest eggs exhibit the following sizes: ., .63x .48, .; one of four with larger eggs, ., ., ., . 563. FIELD SPAEBOW. Spizella pusilla (Wils.) Geog. Dist.—Eastern United States and Southern Canada, west to the edge of the Great Plains. The Field Sparrow is an abundant species in Eastern United States where it may be seen during the summer months frequenting the borders of upland woods, fields and edges of thickets. It sings during the whole day, especially at mid-day w^ien most birds are silent, and a telegraph is a favorite perch while singing. The nest is placed in bushes or upon the ground in a tussock or at the root of a bush in a thicket, frequently in briers along roadsides or upon the ground in pastures, but the birds nearly always (in Ohio at least) during the breeding season, confine. 663. Field Sparrow (From Beal). themselves to the outskirts of woods with thick undergrowth. The nest is composed of grasses on a foundation of leaves; the lining is of hair. The eggs are commonly four, sometimes three or five. The predominating ground color of the eggs is buffy- white, or clay, while others have a greenish-white ground; the markings are in the form of specks and spots of various shades of brown, which are sometimes so dense at the larger end as to almost wholly obscure the ground color. The eggs rarely measure less than .61 or more than .73 in length, and in breadth .49 or more than .55,- the average is . Two or three broods are reared in a season, the nesting time being in May, June and 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 D
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