. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. 549. Passerherbulus caudacutus. 6% inches. Back of head greenish; sides of head, breast and flanks buff with black streaks; tail feathers sharp. Salt marshes along the seacoast or along streams emptying into the ocean are the dwelling places of these finches. They creep about like mice in the salt grass, now running across an open space, now threading their way tlirough the upright stalks. Song.—A rather weak, squeaky trill. Nest.—Of seaweed and marsh grass, attached to the gr
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. 549. Passerherbulus caudacutus. 6% inches. Back of head greenish; sides of head, breast and flanks buff with black streaks; tail feathers sharp. Salt marshes along the seacoast or along streams emptying into the ocean are the dwelling places of these finches. They creep about like mice in the salt grass, now running across an open space, now threading their way tlirough the upright stalks. Song.—A rather weak, squeaky trill. Nest.—Of seaweed and marsh grass, attached to the grass stalks several inches above ground and often cov- ered by a mass of dry seaweed. Eggs greenish white specked with brown (.). Range.—Atlantic coast of the U. S. NELSON SPARROW. 549a. Passerherbulus nelsoni. bV2 inches. Similar to the last but brighter colored and not streaked below. In the Mississippi Valley north to Man- itoba. 549a. Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow (sub-vir- gatus), Atlantic coast, breeding from Maine to New 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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