. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 368- NESTS AND EGGS OF 539. McCOWlT'S LONGSPTJR. Rliyclioplianes mccownii (Lawr.) Geog. Dist.— Interior of North America, breeding f-om the northern border of Kansas, north to the Saskatchewan; south in winter to Mexico. The Black-breasted or Bay-winged Longspur breeds in abundance throughout the prairies of Colorado, Wyoming' and Montana. In the latter region and Dakota It is found associated with the Chestnut-collared Longspur, in whose general habits it is an exact counterpart. Dr.' Coues says it has the same soaring, singing
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 368- NESTS AND EGGS OF 539. McCOWlT'S LONGSPTJR. Rliyclioplianes mccownii (Lawr.) Geog. Dist.— Interior of North America, breeding f-om the northern border of Kansas, north to the Saskatchewan; south in winter to Mexico. The Black-breasted or Bay-winged Longspur breeds in abundance throughout the prairies of Colorado, Wyoming' and Montana. In the latter region and Dakota It is found associated with the Chestnut-collared Longspur, in whose general habits it is an exact counterpart. Dr.' Coues says it has the same soaring, singing S39. McCowh's Longspur (S. S. Cheney del.) and parachute-like descent, "sliding down on the scale of Its own ; Its nest- ing habits are the same as those of the last species, and the eggs, three to six in num- ber, are similar, but their ground-color is usually more olive; average size . Inches. 540. VESPER SPAREiOW. Poocates gramineus (Gmel.) Geog. Dist.—East- ern North America, west to the plains, north to Nova Scotia and Ontario, breeding southward to Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri, northward. The Grass-BMnch, Bay-winged Bunting, or "Gray Bird," as it is called, is an abundant species in Eastern United States. Its favorite resorts are weedy fields, roadsides and commons. Prom its habit of singing mostly in the evening and in cloudy weather, it is called Vesper Bird. The bird's song alone is sufficient to dis- tinguish it from others of the smaller sparrows. Its song is a clear, sweet trill, finely modulated, or it is the Song Sparrow's song reversed. The breeding season is in May and June. I have found the nest with fresh eggs in July. This is placed on the. 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American b
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