. Birds of North Carolina . ar, but color deeper, more suffused with , ; W., ; T., ; B., .40. (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—Eastern North America, breeding from nortliern United States northward. Range in North Carolina.—Winter visitor tluoughout the State, especially common immediatelyalong the coast. The Savannah Sparrow occurs at Raleigh from October until early May, beingfound in small numbers in almost any grassj^ situation. At Fort Macon Coues 236 UiKDs OK XoKTii Carolina reported it as very abundant everywhere outside of tlie marsh (hiring the sameperiod of
. Birds of North Carolina . ar, but color deeper, more suffused with , ; W., ; T., ; B., .40. (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—Eastern North America, breeding from nortliern United States northward. Range in North Carolina.—Winter visitor tluoughout the State, especially common immediatelyalong the coast. The Savannah Sparrow occurs at Raleigh from October until early May, beingfound in small numbers in almost any grassj^ situation. At Fort Macon Coues 236 UiKDs OK XoKTii Carolina reported it as very abundant everywhere outside of tlie marsh (hiring the sameperiod of the year. At Pea IsUmd Bishop rejiorted it the most abundant bird inFebruary, 1901. At Weavervilie, in Huncombe County, Cairns called it a commonwinter visitor, and in his migration schedule reports it from August 20 to April 24,adding the remark that it breeds on the higher mountains. The earliest fall recordfor Raleigh is Se])tember 16, 1887; but this is unusually early, for the time ofarrival is generally in Flo. 185. Sav.\ Sparrow. Tlie nest is said to be sunkru in tiir ground, and well concealed among weedsand grass, being nothing more than an arrangement of grasses in concentric rings,the rim being flush with the ground. The eggs are four or five in number. Theyare of a greenish or grayish-white ground-color, speckled antl blotchetl with lightlirown and lilac, particuhulx about the larger end, the markings being often sonumerous that they almost conceal the groinid-cotor. Size .75 x .35. The Savannah Sparrow is a shy bird, hiding close in the grass until flushed bya near approach. In the sjjring it is often found on wet meadows, but during therest of the winter is confined mainly to dry uplands. The Western .S:iv;inii:ili SpMrrow. l({ rnihis nliiiiiliniis (Bonap.), is more p-ayin color than the eastern form. 11. I,. (o(;gins (.see Auk, Oct., 1!)()1, p. 397) .states tliat 11 .Savan-nah Sparrows eollecteil liy 11. 11. and (. S. Briml
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