. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . wn narrowly streaked;scapulars and interscapulars with grayish edgings; wings with grayish andAvhitish bands ; head with superciliary and malar streaks ; throat and cheststreaked; rest of under parts dusky, with paler edgings to feathers. Im-mature female, first winter : like adult female, but browner. Young: likefemale, but browner, and under parts narrowly streaked; wings with twobands. Male : length (skins) , wing , tail ,
. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . wn narrowly streaked;scapulars and interscapulars with grayish edgings; wings with grayish andAvhitish bands ; head with superciliary and malar streaks ; throat and cheststreaked; rest of under parts dusky, with paler edgings to feathers. Im-mature female, first winter : like adult female, but browner. Young: likefemale, but browner, and under parts narrowly streaked; wings with twobands. Male : length (skins) , wing , tail , Female: length (skins) , wing , tail ,bill . Distribution. — Valleys of Oregon, California, and Lower California,west of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada. Nest and eggs similar to those of phceniceus. Eggs: 1 to 4. Food. — Young fed entirely on grasshoppers. GENUS STURNELLA. General Characters. — Bill about as long as head, narrowly wedge-shaped, acute and depressed at tip ; tail less than two thirds as long aswing, the feathers sharp-pointed ; wing short, tertials lengthened — reach-. Fig. 361. ing almost to tips of primaries — feathers of top of head with stiffenedglossy shafts; outstretched feet reaching beyond tip of tail. neglecta, p. , p. 292. KEY TO SPECIES. 1. Yellow of throat enoroaching on malar region .1. Yellow of throat not encroaching on malar region 501a. Sturnella magna hoopesi Stone. Texas Meadowlark. Adult male. — Similar to S. m. neglecta, hut yellow of throat restricted, notencroaching on cheeks, and yellow somewhat deeper and more intense thanin neglecta. Adult female: similar, but yellow more orange. Young:colors much duller and markings less distinct; black mark on chest only BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. 293 faintly indicated. Male: length, (skins) , wing , , bill Female: length (skins) , wing ,taU , bUl Distribution.
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