. Bird homes : the nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . ground, running through the grass, and only taking wingwhen forced to do so. When he does fiy he gets up with agreat deal of noise for so small a bird, and takes a zig-zag courseduring his short flight, which is seldom more than a few yards. The nesting season in the neighbourhood of New York beginsabout the middle of May. In Illinois eggs have been found fromApril 20th to August 12th. Two broods are reared during theseason. 54
. Bird homes : the nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . ground, running through the grass, and only taking wingwhen forced to do so. When he does fiy he gets up with agreat deal of noise for so small a bird, and takes a zig-zag courseduring his short flight, which is seldom more than a few yards. The nesting season in the neighbourhood of New York beginsabout the middle of May. In Illinois eggs have been found fromApril 20th to August 12th. Two broods are reared during theseason. 547. Henslows Sparrow: Ammodramus henslowii (Aud.) Adult—Head dark olive-green ; either side of crown black ; backwarm brown ; tail feathers sharply pointed, the middlefeathers longest; breast buffy with black streaks : bellywhite or whitish; yellow at bend of wing and in front ofeye. Length— This bird might be mistaken for the yellow-winged spar-row; its darker colour, greenish tone on back of head, longertail, with the outside feathers the shortest, should serve todistinguish it. Immature birds in first plumage have no spots on thebreast. (Chapman.) 44. Open Nests on the Ground Breeding Range—The Eastern States, from Virginia to Massachu-setts, westward to the edge of the plains. The nest is somewhat roughly built of coarse grass, placedon the ground often in a slight depression, or close against atussock in the open fields. The eggs, 3 to 5 in number, arewhite or nearly white, with distinct brown and purplish spots,more numerous at the larger end. Size—.73 x .56. This shy and unobtrusive sparrow is rather difficult to find,owing to its habit of remaining in the thick grass unless forcedto fly. In its short, jerky flight it resembles its near relation, theyellow-winged or grasshopper sparrow. Generally speaking, itprefers the more moist fields to those that are very dry. Thenest, as in the case of other birds of similar habits, is well andcarefully hidden in the gr
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