THR BIRD BOOK 



')4<6b. Florida Grasshopper Sparrow. 

 Am modramus savannarum floridaniis. 



Range. — Central Florida. 



A local form, darker above and paler below 

 than the common species. Eggs not different 

 in any particular. 



Passerherhiiliis 



ITenslnw's Sparrow 



(..efonte's Sparrnw 



r> 17. Henslow's Sparrow. 

 hetislowi henslowi. 



Range. — United States east of the Plains, 

 breeding locally from Maryland and Missouri 

 north to Massachusetts and Minnesota. 



This species is similar in form and marking 

 to the last, but is olive green on the nape, and 

 the breast and sides are 

 streaked with blackish. Their 

 nesting habits are very sim- 

 ilar to those of the Grasshop- 

 per Sparrow, the nests being 

 difficult to find. The eggs 

 are greenish white, spotted 

 with reddish brown. Size .7.5x.55. 



White 



r> l<7a. Western Henslow's Sparrow. Passerherhulus henslowi occuloifdi/s. 



Range.— A paler and very local form found in the Plains in South Dakota and 



probably, adjoining states. Eggs not apt to differ from those of the preceding. 



548. Leconte's Sparrow. Passerherhulus lecontei. 



Range.— Great Plains, breeding from northern United States to Assiniboia; 

 winters south to Texas and the Gulf States. 



A bird of more slender form than the preceding, and witli 

 a long, graduated tail, the feathers of which are very narrow 

 and pointed. They nest on the ground in damp meadows, but 

 the eggs are difficult to find 

 because the bird is flushed 

 from the nest with great diffi- f '• 



White culty. The eggs are white ^<*-'' 



and are freely specked with brown. Size .70 x .52. 



549. Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Passerher- 

 hulus caudacutus. 



Range.— Breeds in marshes along the Atlan- 

 tic coast from Maine to South Carolina and 

 winters farther south. 



These birds are very common in nearly all 

 the salt marshes of the coast, nesting in the 

 marsh grass. I have nearly always found their 



nests attached to the coarse 



marsh grass a few inches above 



water at high tide, and generally 



under apiece of drifted seaweed. 



The nests are made of grasses, 



and the four or five eggs are 



whitish, thickly specked with White 



reddish brown. Size .75 x .55. The birds are 



hard to flush and then fly but a few feet and 



quickly drop into the grass again, 



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