. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. Birds of Indiana. 873 SuBORDBE OSCINES. Song Birds, XXXVII. Family ALAUDID^. Lakks. a^. Small tuft of lengthened black feathers over each ear (sometimes obscure in female.) Otocobis. 107 107. GiHua OTOCOKIS Bonafaetk. ci'. Larger; wing generally over ; forehead and line through eye yellow. O. alpestris (Linn.). 182 a'. Smaller; wing generally under ; paler colored; forehead and line over the eye white. O. alpestris praticola Henah. 183 182. (474).
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. Birds of Indiana. 873 SuBORDBE OSCINES. Song Birds, XXXVII. Family ALAUDID^. Lakks. a^. Small tuft of lengthened black feathers over each ear (sometimes obscure in female.) Otocobis. 107 107. GiHua OTOCOKIS Bonafaetk. ci'. Larger; wing generally over ; forehead and line through eye yellow. O. alpestris (Linn.). 182 a'. Smaller; wing generally under ; paler colored; forehead and line over the eye white. O. alpestris praticola Henah. 183 182. (474). Otocoris alpestris (Linn). Horned Lark. Synonym, Shobe Head of Horned Lark. AduU, Summer Plumage.—x4ibove, grayish-brown; nape, lesser wing- coverts and rump and upper tail-coverts, deep vinaceous; forehead, line over the eye and throat, sulphur-yellow; band across breast, stripe from bill below the eye and band across the top of head, above the eye extending backward along the side of crown, ending in tufts or horns, black; other lower parts, white; dusky along the sides; tail, black, the outer feathers edged with white, the middle one with brown; wings, brown. Winter Plumage.—Paler, the black markings somewhat obscured by lighter. Female.—Smaller; black on head less distinct. MaZe.—Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill (aver- age), .50. Female, wing, ; tail, Eange.^—Northeastern North America, from North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (formerly farther south); north to Hiidson Bay. 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 Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [Indianapolis, W. B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing
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