. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . y 15, 1877, Ifound a specimen of Plectrophanes m,ccowni shot at Champaign, Illi-nois. January 17, another box containing Lapland Longspurs wassent from the same place and among them was a second specimen ofP. m,ccowni, which is now in the collection of C. N. Holden, Jr., Chi-cago. January 19, I obtained a third specimen from the same source,which has been sent to Mr. E. W. Nelson of this city. They wereall males, showing plainly the chestnut coloring on the bend of thewing and the peculiar white markings of the has not been observed in Wisconsin.
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . y 15, 1877, Ifound a specimen of Plectrophanes m,ccowni shot at Champaign, Illi-nois. January 17, another box containing Lapland Longspurs wassent from the same place and among them was a second specimen ofP. m,ccowni, which is now in the collection of C. N. Holden, Jr., Chi-cago. January 19, I obtained a third specimen from the same source,which has been sent to Mr. E. W. Nelson of this city. They wereall males, showing plainly the chestnut coloring on the bend of thewing and the peculiar white markings of the has not been observed in Wisconsin. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 583 Genus POCECETES Baird. 248. Pooecetes gramineus (Gmel.).Vesper Sparrow. Distr.: Eastern North America, from Dakota and Nebraska tothe Atlantic coast, north to Ontario and Quebec and south to the Gulfcoast; breeds from Missouri and Kentucky northward. Adult: Upper plumage, grayish brown, streaked with black, someof the feathers edged with pale rufous brown; under parts, wlitish;.
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