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FIELD KF.Y TO THE LAND BIRDS. passing from the far North, where

United -States, where it winters. swamps, and hedge-rows.

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breeds, to the in woods,

Found

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

— Length, 6 J inches.

Zono-

Resembles the White-crown, but has only a narrow white line on its a white line above head instead of a white patch the eye, and a yellow spot before the eye throat a This sparrow sharply defined white back red-brown. breeds to the noi'th of us and winters to the south, and during the period of migration is found in woodswamps and brushwood, quietly feeding in small trichia alhicollis.







flocks.

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TREE

OR

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WINTER

SPARROW.

Length, 6^ inclies. Top of head, Spizella monticola. a line behind the eye, and back, red-brown underparts grayisli Avhite, with a black and red-brown patch on the breast. Tliis sparrow breedf? far to the northward, and winters here in flocks, often in company It feeds before ])arn doors or in fields, with Juncos.

on weeds or grass seed.

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CHIPPING

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SPARROW.

CHIPPY.

Length, 5^ inches. Foreliead and Spizella socialis, line through the eye black top of head and back red

underparts gray and whitish bill black upper tail In the fall it loses its red cap and coverts gray. becomes streaky on the top of the head, like the young. This is our common little summer sparrow, seen feed;