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546. Grasshopper Sparrow (Coturniculus savannarum australis) . 

 Pair. So named because of its grasshopper-like song. A birl 

 of quiet and unobtrusive ways. The student must look for this 

 species in meadow-lands and along the road-sides. Not generally 

 known, even by those who have a fair knowledge of our common 

 birds. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern United States and Southern Canada. 



W. Va. Dist. Abundant along all our larger river bottoms, par- 

 ticularly along the Ohio. Abundant in the Preston County Glades. 

 Common about Buckhannon. 



Nest Well concealed on the ground. 



Food No cultivated fruit ; some seeds. Very destructive to cut- 

 worms, army worms, wire-worms, click beetles, weevils, and grass- 

 hoppers. 



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547. Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus hemlowii). Two, male 



-and female. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern United States. 

 W. Va. Dist. Very rare in this state. 

 Nest On the ground; made of grasses. 

 Food Insects and seeds. 



554. White-crowned Sparrow (Zanvtrichia leucophrys). One 

 adult. This is one of our rare migrant sparrows, and, in life, is 

 "very beautiful. Few birds have a more stately manner and dig- 

 nified bearing. The observer is very fortunate who, on some morn- 

 ing in October, sees this sparrow on its way toward the south. 



Geog. Dist. North America at large, breeding chiefly in the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



W. Va. Dist. Occasionally seen in spring or fall while mi'grai- 

 ing. Mr. Ernest Ingersoll saw a White-crowned Sparrow in Ritchie 

 County on May 10. 1874 (See Forest and Stream, Vol. IV, p. 358.) 



Nest On the ground or in low bush. Breeding range far to the 

 north. 



Food Insects and seeds. 



558. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Malo 

 and female. Far more common than the preceding species, though 

 this bird is seen only in the spring and fall migration seasons. 

 Often called "Peabody-bird" because of the syllables of its song. 

 A good singer. 



