no 



OUR WINTER BIRDS 



enough individuals of his own kind to afford him 

 companionship, the Longspur also associates with 

 Snow Buntings. He resembles both Lark and Bunt- 

 ing in general habits, but his reddish brown wings, 

 the absence of "horns" and of yellow markings, and 



Lapland Longspur 



the presence of a blackish patch on the breast, dis- 

 tinguish him. 



The Longspur's winter notes are described as "a 

 harsh and rattling chirr, less musical than the roll of 

 the Snow Bunting," and a sweet "tyee," which cor- 

 responds to the "tee" of the Bunting. 



