. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . with long grass,weeds and shrubs, and it runs like a mouse among the thick herbage, flicsrapidly and irregularly when flushed and is usually difficult to stait asecond time. The nest is placed on the ground, and the two nests found in Jacksoncounty were in very wet situations, the water being ankle deep at the timethey were taken. The one recorded by Mr.
. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . with long grass,weeds and shrubs, and it runs like a mouse among the thick herbage, flicsrapidly and irregularly when flushed and is usually difficult to stait asecond time. The nest is placed on the ground, and the two nests found in Jacksoncounty were in very wet situations, the water being ankle deep at the timethey were taken. The one recorded by Mr. Purdy was in mowing landand in a dryer situation. The nest is composed mainly of grasses, coarseexternally and much finer within, is deeply hollowed and rather carefullyhidden among the roots of the coarse grasses and weeds. The eggs, com-monly four, are bluish white, flecked and speckled with reddish-brown,and, like those of the Grasshopper Sparrow, resemble some of the warblers,for example, the Maryland Yellowthroat, more than those of other average .74 by .57 inches. The male has a rapid insect-like tiill oi- song which is sometimes deliveredwhile perched in plain sight on the top of a weed-stalk, oi- in a rosebush or. Plate XliVIII. Henslows an original drawing by P. A. Taverner. LAND BIRDS. 497 other small shrub, but also not infrequently while entirely hidden in thegrass. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION. Outer tail-feathers much shorter than middle pair. Adult (sexes alike): Top and sides of head and neck greenish-olive, streaked narrowlywith black except on middle of crown, which thus shows a clear pale stripe; a narrow blackline from base of upper mandible around and behind the ear-coverts to the back of theeye, and a second black line bordering the white throat on each side; back, scapulars andrump mainly chestnut and black, each feather black centrally, surrounded by chestnut,and narrowly edged with white; breast and sides buffy, sharply streaked with
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