. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. CROWS, JAYS, ETn. 253 with ycllr,w, anil soinctinicB entirely white. L., 725 ; " W., 408; T., 2-86; B. from N.,-37" (1) wight). HaHf
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. CROWS, JAYS, ETn. 253 with ycllr,w, anil soinctinicB entirely white. L., 725 ; " W., 408; T., 2-86; B. from N.,-37" (1) wight). HaHffe.—Hnnids in the upper Mississippi Valley eastward through New York to western Massachusetts and Long Island. Wasliingtoii, common W. V., (Jet. 25 to Apl. This is one of the birds tliat has changed its range since the se de- ment of America. It is properly a species of the prairies and o|.i,n barrens, but since the once-continuous forest of the older States and provinces has been broken up, it has made its appearance in the east, wherever the country is suited to its requirements. It is strictly a ground bird, never perching on trees, though it com- monly alights on the top of a fence post or other low, level surface. When encountered on a pathway it often runs before the pedestrian, after the manner of the Vesper Sparrow, from which bird, however, it may be distinguished by the black feathers in its tail, by its chocolate back, and by the black marks on its face; also by the fact that it runs, but does not hop, and when it flies it usually utters a whistle, whereas the Vesper Sparrow invari- ably flies off in silence. Its chief song is poured forth in the air as it soars aloft, like a Sky- lark ; but it often utters this same song while perched on some clod or stone, especially just before dawn and after sunset, as well as in the springtime, while the snow is yet on the ground.—Ernest E. Thompson. ErRoPEAN Skylarks 4'^S. Alauda arrensu) have been introduced several times
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