. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Sage Sparrows Bell's Sparrow is probably not strictly sedentary, but neither is it migrant. Local breeders form winter companies and rove more or less, but how much or whither, we have no means of knowing. Taken in San Bernardino County Photo by Wright M. Pierce A HUMBLE HOME Stephens (MS) thinks that all individuals move southward some distance in winter. Such a roving company I found in January, 1913, upon the summit of the Santa Ynez ra
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Sage Sparrows Bell's Sparrow is probably not strictly sedentary, but neither is it migrant. Local breeders form winter companies and rove more or less, but how much or whither, we have no means of knowing. Taken in San Bernardino County Photo by Wright M. Pierce A HUMBLE HOME Stephens (MS) thinks that all individuals move southward some distance in winter. Such a roving company I found in January, 1913, upon the summit of the Santa Ynez range near Santa Barbara. What with the dark coloring and the glint of white on the edge of the lateral tail feathers, I took them for Juncoes at first, and this impression was heightened by their constant use of the tittering, or "banner" note, so characteristic of Junco hvemalis. No. 49 Nevada Sage Sparrow A. O. U. Xo. Amphispiza nevadensis nevadensis Ridgway. Synonyms.—Artemisia Sparrow. Sage Sparrow. Description.—Similar to Amphispiza belli, but much lighter in every respect; the head pattern partially obliterated, and the dusky streakings of back sharper and more numerous. Adults: Head and neck above and on sides neutral gray, washed lightly with drab and touched on forehead with converging streaks of dusky; remaining upperparts drab (light brownish gray), sharply marked on back and scapulars with brownish dusky; pattern of wings as in preceding species, but all markings lighter; axillars and edge of wing pale yellowish white; the lesser coverts also sometimes tinged with yellowish; outer web and tip of outermost tail-feather white; a supraloral spot, an orbital ring, and (usually) a short median line on forehead white; sides of head slaty gray; lores dusk}-; underparts white, clearest on throat, where bounded and set off from white of malar area by interrupted chain of dusky streaks; occasionally with 28l. Please note that these images are extracted fro
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