Bird Biographies, by Alice E. Ball, Part 3
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Fox Sparrows: A Song of Joy and Power
The Phoebe, flycatcher family, Tirana Day Length about seven inches. Male and female grayish brown above, under parts light gray with yellowish wash Pressed darker than throat, sides grayish brown, head dark brown, somewhat crested Bill black, slightly hooked at tip with bristles at base Wings dark brown, with inconspicuous whitish wing bars,. tail dark brown, edge of two outer tail feathers, yellowish white Song, no real song, flycatchers are songless birds Usually uttered mournfully and monotonously Habitat, near streams preferably, a favorite nesting site is underneath a bridge Eaves of barns or beams of piazzas
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