. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 80 INSESSORES. The plumage of the Snow Bunting varies so much with age, climate, and other circumstances, that it ia aim )st impossible in the same flock to procure more than a few specimens whose markings and colors are precisely similar. They are for the most part white, with various inter- mixtures of fawn color and black upon the head, back,shoul- dcrs,and wings. Some specimens are pure white, others white and black only, while in some the fawn col- or predominates. Snow BUT) ting. \Yq must not gon- found
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 80 INSESSORES. The plumage of the Snow Bunting varies so much with age, climate, and other circumstances, that it ia aim )st impossible in the same flock to procure more than a few specimens whose markings and colors are precisely similar. They are for the most part white, with various inter- mixtures of fawn color and black upon the head, back,shoul- dcrs,and wings. Some specimens are pure white, others white and black only, while in some the fawn col- or predominates. Snow BUT) ting. \Yq must not gon- found the Snow Bunting with our familiar and wel- come little winter visitant, the Snow Bird. Although both belong to the same family, they differ greatly in their size, appearance, and manners, the latter being fully one-third smaller. The predominating color of its plumage is a deep leaden brown, with white on the breast and sides, and two white feathers on each Bide of the tail. This little bird comes to us just as the ground is being strewn with the autumn leaves, and, continuing during the severest winters, leaves us again for the north early in the Spring. It is a sprightly and active as well as a social and confiding. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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