. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. tiG MEADOWr<AKK. 501. Sturnella magna. 10% inches. Meadowlarks are familiar friends of the hillside and meadow; their clear fife-like whistle is often heard, while they are perched on a fence-post or tree-top, as well as their sputtering alarm note when they fly up before us as we cross the field. Song.—A clear, fiute-like "tseeu-tseeer," and a rapid sputtering alarm note. Nest.—Of grasses, on the ground in fields, usually partially arched over. Three to five white eggs specked with br
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. tiG MEADOWr<AKK. 501. Sturnella magna. 10% inches. Meadowlarks are familiar friends of the hillside and meadow; their clear fife-like whistle is often heard, while they are perched on a fence-post or tree-top, as well as their sputtering alarm note when they fly up before us as we cross the field. Song.—A clear, fiute-like "tseeu-tseeer," and a rapid sputtering alarm note. Nest.—Of grasses, on the ground in fields, usually partially arched over. Three to five white eggs specked with brown ( ). Range.—N. A. east of the Plains and north to south- ern Canada; winters from Massachusetts and Illinois southward. Sub-species.— Western Meadowlark (neglecta) „ This race has the yellow on the throat extended on the sides; its song is much more brilliant and varied than the eastern bird. It is found from the Plains to the Pacific. 501c. Florida Meadowlark (argutula) is smaller ind darker than the common^,. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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