. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. lyo BIRDS OF AMERICA leather with a terminal white space, third sometimes also with a small wedge-shaped mark of white at tip; a stripe over the eyes and the ciiliri- under parts, vary- ing from pinkish-huff to deep ciiiiuiiiioii-hiiff or wine- colored buffy cinnamon; the chest, sides, and flanks usually streaked with dusky; bill, dusky-brown; iris, brown ; legs and feet, black or brownish black. Adults IN Winter: Similar to the spring and summer plumage, but general color of upper parts much browner or more greenish-gray; the stripe over the eye an
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. lyo BIRDS OF AMERICA leather with a terminal white space, third sometimes also with a small wedge-shaped mark of white at tip; a stripe over the eyes and the ciiliri- under parts, vary- ing from pinkish-huff to deep ciiiiuiiiioii-hiiff or wine- colored buffy cinnamon; the chest, sides, and flanks usually streaked with dusky; bill, dusky-brown; iris, brown ; legs and feet, black or brownish black. Adults IN Winter: Similar to the spring and summer plumage, but general color of upper parts much browner or more greenish-gray; the stripe over the eye and the under parts much paler, the streaks heavier. Nest and Eggs.— Nest : On ground ; bulky but compact, made of dried grass and moss. Eggs : 4 to 6, (lark chocolate-colored, overlaid with numerous spots and streaks of grayish-brown. Distribution.— The whole of North .'\merica, breed- ing from Newfoundland, Province of Quebec, high mountains of Colorado and the Sierra Nevada (above timber line, 13,000 feet and upward) northward, includ- ing the Shumagin and Aleutian islands, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia; Greenland (breeding); in winter southward over whole of United States and greater part of Mexico to highlands of Guatemala, and to Bermudas. The American Pipit confines itself to of)en countrv entirely, showing a marked preference for wet fields and hogs, es])ecially such as are frequented by Wilson's Snipe. In autumn it is often seen, however, on comj)aratively dry plowed siderable height, mounting by great leaps with their powerftil wings, and constantly uttering their sharp double-syllabled call which gives the bird its name of " ; We do not recall ever seeing one alight on a bush or tree and they seldom make use of a wire or -f-. 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 origin
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