482 



SWALLOWS. 



344. SPRAGUE PIPIT. 



Smaller than Pipit, paler beneath with 



narrow streakings and paler above. Breeds 



on interior plains of N. A. from Eastern 



Montana north to Manatoba; winters in 



Y\<r. HSl 



Purple ^Jartin. 



Tex., Mex. and southern La.; rare in N. C. 

 Flight song, a clear, harmonious melody, 

 given as bird hovers in air. 



SWALLOWS. 



Wings, long; bills, short; tails, variable 

 but often forked. Eggs, white. 



