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| The Fox Sparrow is a small brown passerine bird
(Family:Emberizidae, Order: Passeriformes). The sparrow has a
streaked belly and a thick and short finch-style bill. The color of
the sparrow's plumage varies and many species or subspecies of the Fox
Sparrow have been suggested. This Californian bird has a uniform
dark-brown-colored back.
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| Among the three or four groups of fox sparrows, the 'Sooty' fox
sparrows have uniformly dark-brown-colored backs and dark-brown
streaked throats
(*).
The 'Sooty' fox sparrows have dark-gray legs and feet, reddish brown
tails, and white eye-rings.
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| The sparrows were found feeding on the ground with the
golden-crowned sparrows (further right in the photo).
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