. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK 544. Laboe-billed Spahhow. Patiercului roilratut roitratut. Range.—Coast of southern and Lower California. Similar to the Savannah Sparrow but paler and srtiyeT. without yellow lores and a larger and stouter bill. They are common In salt marshes, often In company with the last species and their nesting habits are similar to and the eggs not distinguished with certainty from those of the latter
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK 544. Laboe-billed Spahhow. Patiercului roilratut roitratut. Range.—Coast of southern and Lower California. Similar to the Savannah Sparrow but paler and srtiyeT. without yellow lores and a larger and stouter bill. They are common In salt marshes, often In company with the last species and their nesting habits are similar to and the eggs not distinguished with certainty from those of the latter. 544a. San SpAnnow. PatterculuM rotiralus guttaiu*. Range.—Southern Lower California. ,^ ., , A slightly darker form of the preceding, having Identical habits, and probably, eggs. San Benito Spahhow. l'a»irriului rotlratut tanctorum. Range.—Breeds on San Beulto Islands: winters In south- ern Lower California. , „ .. The nesting habits and eggs of these very similar sub- species are identical. 644_544c .",. Spahhow. Ammodramut hairdi Range.—Plains, breeding from northern United States to. ;->4».c. the Saskatchewan: south In winter to the Mexican border_ These Sparrows breed abundantly on the plains of Dakota and northward, placing their nest in hollows on the ground In fields and along road sides. During June or July, they lay three to five dull whitish eggs, blotched, splashed and spotted with light shades of brown and gray. Size .80 x .60. 546. (Ihassiiopper Spahhow Ammodramuit savannarum ituslralm. Range.—United States east of the I'lalns. breeding from the Gulf to Canada. A stoutly built Sparrow marked on the upper parts peculiarly, like a quail: nape gray'"'' •^ ^ and chestnut. These birds are common in dry fields and pastures, where their scarce- ly audible, grasshopper-like song is heard during the lieai of the day. Their nests are sunken In the ground and arched over so that they are very difficult to find, especially as th
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