_Zonotrichia querula. Case 7, Fig. 21_
A large Sparrow, larger even than the Fox Sparrow;
with a pinkish bill, the crown, throat and breast
more or less blackish; cheeks buff. L. 7-1/2.
_Range._ Interior of North America, nesting in
North Carolina; winters from Kansas to Texas; rare
east of Wisconsin. Glen Ellyn, one record, May 19.
SE. Minn., common T.V., May 6; Sept. 21-Oct. 25.
When migrating this Sparrow reminds one of a White-throat. It has a
sharp _clink_ note and frequents brier patches and bushy places.