Note.—An ordinary Sparrow chip; song, a rich metallic “zip-zip-zip-zee-zee-zee,” the first three ascending, the second three notes descending.
Nest.—In bushes or cacti at low elevations; eggs plain bluish white (.70 × .50).
Range.—From Texas north to Kansas in summer. A paler sub-species, the Desert Sparrow (deserticola), is found westward to southern California.
SAGE SPARROW
574.1 Amphispiza nevadensis. 6¼ inches
These birds are found in arid regions, frequenting the sage brush that is found in the Great Basin region, from western Texas to California.
PINE-WOODS SPARROW
575. Peucæa æstivalis. 5¾ inches
Upper parts streaked with black; back chestnut and gray; under parts buffy white; tail rounded.