. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . WESTERN L.\RK SP.\RRO\V. easily distinguished from the Western Vesper Sparrow with square tail and lateralwhite feathers). Nesting.—Nest: of grasses, lined with finer grass, rootlets and occasionallyhorse-hair, on the ground or, rarely, in low bushes or trees. Eggs: 5, white,pinkish or bluish white, spotted and scrawled in zigzags and scrolls with dark I04 THE WESTERN LARK SPARROW. browns or purplish blacks, chiefly at the larger end ; notably rounded in size .82 X


. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . WESTERN L.\RK SP.\RRO\V. easily distinguished from the Western Vesper Sparrow with square tail and lateralwhite feathers). Nesting.—Nest: of grasses, lined with finer grass, rootlets and occasionallyhorse-hair, on the ground or, rarely, in low bushes or trees. Eggs: 5, white,pinkish or bluish white, spotted and scrawled in zigzags and scrolls with dark I04 THE WESTERN LARK SPARROW. browns or purplish blacks, chiefly at the larger end ; notably rounded in size .82 X .05 ( .X ). Season: May 15-June 5 ; one brood, rarely Range.—Western United States and plateau of Mexico; north tomiddle British Columbia, Manitoba, etc.; east to eastern border of Great Plains;west to Pacific Coast, including peninsula of lower California; south in winter Taken inDouglas County A SA^,l:.|;I•^ll .\ 1 Range in Washington.—Summer resident east of Cascades only, in UpperSonoran and Arid Transition zones. Migrations.—Wallula, May 6, 1907; Yakima Co., May i, 1906; ibid, May3, 1900; Chelan, May 19, 1896. Authorities.— [Western lark finch, Johnson, Rep. Gov. W. T., 1884(1885), 22.] Belding, Land Birds Pacific District (1890), p. 148 (Walla Walla,J. W. Williams, 1885). (T.) (CcSfS.) D. D^ Ss. Ss^ J. Specimens.—(U. of W.) C. P. AS in the case of the Sandwicli and Savanna Sparrows, the curiouslystriped coloration of this birds head is e\idently intended to facilitate conceal-ment. The ]>ird peering out of a weed clumj) is almost invisilile. .Vnd }-et, asI was once passing along a sage-clad hillside in Chelrui cunnty with an njjserv- THE WESTERN LARK SPARROW. 105 ing young rancher, ni} companion lialted with a ci_\-. He liad caught thegleam of a Lark Sparrows eye as she sat brooding under a perfect mop ofdead broom-sage. The camera wa


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