. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . , with a few black streaks centrally; wings and tail fuscouswith various edgings of gray, rufous or white; loral area and line over eye butfy,becoming gray behind; a narrow ashy or whitish median line more or less distinctor obsolete (according to season?) ; below gray, washed with brownish or dingybuiT, the overcast being heaviest on breast and sides; edge of wing yellow; billhorn-color, darkest above; feet light brown. Young in first plumage are streakedon breast. Length S-50-6
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . , with a few black streaks centrally; wings and tail fuscouswith various edgings of gray, rufous or white; loral area and line over eye butfy,becoming gray behind; a narrow ashy or whitish median line more or less distinctor obsolete (according to season?) ; below gray, washed with brownish or dingybuiT, the overcast being heaviest on breast and sides; edge of wing yellow; billhorn-color, darkest above; feet light brown. Young in first plumage are streakedon breast. Length ( ; wing (); tail (66.);bill .56 (). ^ Recognition Marks.—Warbler to sparrow size; mixed bay and gray ofupper parts. To be carefully distinguished from the Field Sparrow by its largerbill, and more distinct Iniffv suffusion of breast, A HAUNT OF THE BACHM.\X SPARROW. IS HERE THAT THE SPECIMEN REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT w 8o THE BACHMAN SPARROW. Nest, usually described as a domed cylinder of dried grasses, on the ground(but see fuller account below). Eggs, 3-4, pure white. Av. size, .75 x .60 ( ). General Range.—The Carolinas and Gulf States north to southern Illlinois,Indiana and Ohio. Florida in winter. Range in Ohio.—Rare, but probably on the increase southerly; only recentlynoted; Columbus, by C. M. Weed; Portsmouth, by W. F. Henninger, April 23,and May 6, 1897; Cincinnati, by Miss Laura Gano, April 25, 1901; etc. IT is very gratifying to be able to report the recent invasion of the stateby this delightful vocalist from the south. To Rev. W. F. Henninger, thenof Scioto County, belongs the honor of first discovery. A specimen wassecured by him near South Webster, April 23, 1897, but it was, unfortu-nately, not preserved. On April 23. 1903, the author in company with MissLaura Gano and a party of scienti
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