. Report on the birds of Pennsylvania : with special reference to the food habits, based on over four thousand stomach examinations. Birds. 236 BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud. ), Henslow's Sparrow. Description. A little smaller but very similar to the Grasshopper Sparrow ; tail a little longer ; top of head heavily streaked with black, divided by pale greenish-^ray stripe ; occi- put and back of neck greenish-gray with black streaks ; a blackish streak back of eye, antl another one back of lower mandible, throat and belly whitish, conspicuously streaked with black ; the breas
. Report on the birds of Pennsylvania : with special reference to the food habits, based on over four thousand stomach examinations. Birds. 236 BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud. ), Henslow's Sparrow. Description. A little smaller but very similar to the Grasshopper Sparrow ; tail a little longer ; top of head heavily streaked with black, divided by pale greenish-^ray stripe ; occi- put and back of neck greenish-gray with black streaks ; a blackish streak back of eye, antl another one back of lower mandible, throat and belly whitish, conspicuously streaked with black ; the breast, sides and flanks are light yellowish-brown ; upper surface of wings mostly chestnut; back and scapular feathers chestnut with con- spicuous black centers, edged with whitish, except towards the rump, where the edgings are mainly olivaceous or buff. Habitat.—Eastern United States, west to the plains, north to southern Now Eng- land and Ontario, Henslow's Sj^arrow, accordinof to my observation, occurs in Pennsyl- vania as a rare spring- and fall inig-rant. It frequents fields and mea- dows, and it easily escapes notice by hiding- in the weeds and g-rasses. Nests of this species have been taken in our state by Dr. Detwiller, of Bethlehem, and Mr. Roddy, of Millersville. Dr. Coues says it is " com- mon about Washing-ton (D. C), where it breeds in fields and meadows ; nest on the ground in tufts of grass. Eg-g-s, four to five, g-reenisli- white, profusely speckled with reddish, .75 by .; This sparrow ar- rives here about the first of May and departs in September. Food about same as that of the Grasshopper Sparrow. Genus ZONOTRICHIA Swainson. Zorotricliia leucophrys (Forst.). Whlte-oro\%'nocI Sparrow. Description (Plate 95). Length about7^ inches; extent about 10^ ; no yellow on head or wing, as in the next species. Adult may be known by conspicuous black and white head stripes, and the light grayish or ashy markings wcUl shown in plate. " Young, first winter,
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