A First Glance at the Birds, 



found in America, except in a few local- 

 ities where it has been introduced. The 

 horned larks replace it with us, being 

 distributed over the entire northern 

 portions of North America. I have 

 known them along the bleak, exposed 

 bluffs on the shores of Lake Mich- 

 igan, on the sage-brush plains of 

 Nevada, and in various portions of Cal- 

 ifornia. The horned lark has been sub- 

 divided into a number of climatic races, 

 marked by slight differences in size and 

 tone of color, but in all, the back is buffy 

 or vinaceous, sometimes pallid and some- 

 times ruddy, the head is strikingly 

 marked with black ear-tufts and cheek- 

 patches, while a crescent of the same 

 adorns the breast. Otherwise the head 

 is white, more or less strongly tinged 

 with yellow and the under parts are 

 buffy. The streaked horned lark is 

 common along our bay shore during 

 the v/inter time, nesting in more north- 

 ern latitudes. The crow family is well 

 represented in California. Although the 



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