. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . Snowflake Length, 6] ; wing, 4^ (4-4\); tail, 2^; tarsus, f ; culmen, f. Northernregions ; breeding north of the United States, and wintering regularly innorthern states, and irregularly to Georgia and southern Illinois. 13. Lapland Longspur (536. Calcctrius lappdnkiis). — A streaky-backed, wdiite-bellied, sparrow-like, ground-feeding, winter bird of the United States,_ _^^^ with the nail of the ■■a^j» ^^^ \\{{ toe longer thanits toe. The length ofthe hind toe and it
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . Snowflake Length, 6] ; wing, 4^ (4-4\); tail, 2^; tarsus, f ; culmen, f. Northernregions ; breeding north of the United States, and wintering regularly innorthern states, and irregularly to Georgia and southern Illinois. 13. Lapland Longspur (536. Calcctrius lappdnkiis). — A streaky-backed, wdiite-bellied, sparrow-like, ground-feeding, winter bird of the United States,_ _^^^ with the nail of the ■■a^j» ^^^ \\{{ toe longer thanits toe. The length ofthe hind toe and itsnail can often be de-termined by its back has streaksLapland Longspur ^f black, brown, and buff. This bird is found among flocks of shorelarks and snow--flakes, and has the habit of squatting back of some clod, where. 122 KEY AN J) DESCRIPTION it will remain till almost trodden upon ; then it Avill run a littledistance and again attempt to hide. Length, 6J ; wing, ^ (31-3^) ; tail, 2j ; tarsus, f; cuhnen, |. North-ern regions; breeding far north, and wintering in the northern UnitedStates, irregularly farther south even to South Carolina. 14. Smiths Longspur (537. Calctii-ius p/c^ws). — A rarewinter bird of the western plains, of size and habits similarto that of the Lapland longspur, but with much more huffycolor to its i)lumage, and the head and back with much line over the eye and the ear coverts white; a broad, white,wing l)ar, and the two under tail feathers mostly white. Length, 6^; winjr, 3J (3J-3]); tail, 2\; tarsus, ] ; culmen, |. In-terior of North America ; breeding far north, and wintering south toIllinois and Texas. 15. Chestnut-collared Longspur (.).;8. Cakdrius ornatus). — A beautifid wcstt-ru l(llll,^-^pu^ of liright colors, with a chestnut collar, black breast and crown
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