. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. FINCHES 23 VESPER SPARROW Pooecetes gramineus gramineus {Giiiclin) A. O. V XumlKr ;40 See Culor Pbtc Other Names.â Bay-winged Bunting; Grass Finch; Gray Bin!; Pasture Bird ; Grass Sparrow; Ground- bird ; Bay-winged Finch. General Description.â Length, 6'^ inches. Upper parts, grayish-brown, streaked witli black ; under parts, white. Bill, small; wings, long and pointed ; tail, about ii length of wing, forked, and with the feathers rather narrow. Color.â Adults: .\bove, light grayish-brown (hair- brown) conspicuously streaked with lilack, the str
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. FINCHES 23 VESPER SPARROW Pooecetes gramineus gramineus {Giiiclin) A. O. V XumlKr ;40 See Culor Pbtc Other Names.â Bay-winged Bunting; Grass Finch; Gray Bin!; Pasture Bird ; Grass Sparrow; Ground- bird ; Bay-winged Finch. General Description.â Length, 6'^ inches. Upper parts, grayish-brown, streaked witli black ; under parts, white. Bill, small; wings, long and pointed ; tail, about ii length of wing, forked, and with the feathers rather narrow. Color.â Adults: .\bove, light grayish-brown (hair- brown) conspicuously streaked with lilack, the streaks broadest on back, less distinct on rump ; lessor wing- coverts, cinnamon or russet with a dusky (mostly concealed) wedge-shaped central space; wings other- wise and tail dusky, the feathers edged with light grayish-brown, especially the larger wing-coverts and secondaries, the former (middle and greater coverts) indistinctly tipped with pale dull buffy. forming in- distinct narrow bands ; outcniwst tail-fcallicrs. larrjcly while: region over eye, light grayish brown or brown- ish gray, narrowly and indistinctly streaked with dusky ; ear region, browner: a white or bufTy white cheek stripe margined below by a series of dusky streaks along each side of throat; under parts dull white tinged with pale bufify on chest, sides, and flanks ; iris, brown. Nest and Eggs.â Xest : Always placed upon the ground, sunk level, in pastures, meadows or along roadsides in the brush ; rather bulky, thick rimmed, well cupped but not tightly woven; constructed of dried grass, weed stalks, some bark strips, and lined with fine grass and hair. Eggs : 4 to 6, grayish or bluish-white spotted with burnt umber and chest- nut. Distribution.â Eastern I'nited .States and more southern British provinces; breeding from Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, northward to Nova Scotia( ?), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick( ?), Province of Quebec( ?), eastern Manitoba( ?), etc.; south in winter to Gulf c
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