. Handbuch der Vögel des östlichen Nordamerika; mit einleitenden Kapiteln über das Studium der Vögel in der Natur . süß, aber etwas eintönig Tweet-Tweet-Tweet, wiederholt viele Male, allon eine Note, und manchmal läuft in eine trul. 585. Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merr.). Fuchssparrow. ADS.- Oberteile rufous-braun, die Federn von zimtbraun und mittschwarz umsägt; Oberschwanzdecken und Schwanz hell rufous; Flügel mit rufous umsägt; Unterteile stark gestreift und mit rufous-braun und schwärzlich gefleckt;Mitte des Bauches weiß; Unterkiefer gelblich. L., 72 G; W., 339;T., 2-85; B., -50. R
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. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . sweet, but somewhat monotonous tweet-tweet-tweet, repeated many times, allon one note, and sometimes running into a trUl. 585. Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merr.). Fox Sparrow. Ads.—Upper-parts rufous-brown, the feathers margined by cinnamon-brown and withoutblack; upper tail-coverts and tail bright rufous; wings margined with rufous;underparts heavily streaked and spotted with rufous-brown and blackish;middle of the belly white; lower mandible yellowish. L., 72G; W., 339;T., 2-85; B., -50. Range.—N. A. Breeds in Borealzones from tree limit in ne. Alaska, and n. Ungava s. to cen. Alberta, n.Man., s. Keewatin, Magdalen Lslanrls, and N. F.; winters from lower Ohio ;:and Potomac valleys (occasionally further n.) to cen. Tex. and n. P1a.;casual on the coast of s. Alaska and inCahf. Washington, very abundant T. V., Mch. 13-May 11; Oct. 23-Nov. 15;a few winter. Ossining, tolerably com-mon T. v., Mch. 4-Apl. 20; Oct. 14-Nov. 28. Cambridge, abundant T. v., Fia. 108. Fox 6parrow. (Natural aizc.). 406 FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. Mch. 15-Apl. 12; Oct. 20-Nov. 15; occasional in winter. N. Ohio, commonT. v., Mch. 12-Apl. 23; Oct. 1-Nov. 16. Glen Ellyn, fairly common T. V., Mch. 11-Apl. 28; Sept. 22-Nov. 8. SE. Minn., common T. V., Mch. 12- ;Sept. 17-Nov. 12. Nest, of coarse grasses, lined with finer grasses, hair, moss, and feathers, on the ground, and in low trees and bushes. Eggs, 4-5, pale bluish, evenlyspeckled or heavily blotched with umber or vinaceous-brown, 80 x 63 (seeBendire, Auk, VI, 1889, 108). Date, Ft. Resolution, Mack., Jime 1. In the early spring the Fox Sparrow is seen mostly about dampthickets and roadside shrubbery; later it takes more to woodsides, foraging on leaf-strewn slopes where there is little or no undergrowth, often associated with small parties of Juncos. On its return in theautumn it again becomes a common denizen of hedgerows and thickets, and also invad
