. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . edged resemble the parents, but have all the upper plumagemore distinctly marked. FAMILY XV.*—FRINGILLIN^E. —PLECTROPHANES, Meyer. LARK-BUNTING. SMITHS LARK-BUNTING. Plectrophanes Smithii, Jlud. PLATE CCCCLXXXVIL—Male. This species was discovered by my companions, Edward Harris and Bell, during an excursion on the prairies of Illinois, in the vicinity ofEdwardsville. Several specimens were procured by those gentlemen, andthe following account of its habits has been handed to me by Mr.
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . edged resemble the parents, but have all the upper plumagemore distinctly marked. FAMILY XV.*—FRINGILLIN^E. —PLECTROPHANES, Meyer. LARK-BUNTING. SMITHS LARK-BUNTING. Plectrophanes Smithii, Jlud. PLATE CCCCLXXXVIL—Male. This species was discovered by my companions, Edward Harris and Bell, during an excursion on the prairies of Illinois, in the vicinity ofEdwardsville. Several specimens were procured by those gentlemen, andthe following account of its habits has been handed to me by Mr. says— We found these birds very abundant on the low prairie, near a lake inIllinois, about seven or eight miles distant from Edwardsville, whilst engagedin shooting Ducks, Geese, and American Snipes. They were generally inlarge flocks, and when on the ground they at once began to scatter anddivide themselves, rendering it difficult for us to kill more than two at oneshot; they run very nimbly, and in a manner resembling that of the Bay- * See vol. iii. p. 49. t y
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