SNOWFLAKE. 



534. Plectrophenaao nivalis. 7 inches. 



Adults in summer black and white; in winter, washed 

 with brownish. 



When winter storms sweep across o"ur land, these 

 birds blow in like true snownakes, settling down upon 

 hillsides and feeding upon seeds from the weed stalks 

 that are sure to be found above the snow somewhere. 

 They are usually found in large flocks, and are very 

 restless, starting up, as one bird, at the slightest noise, 

 or continually wheeling about from one hill to another, 

 of their own accord. 



Song. A low twittering while feeding and a short 

 whistle when in flight. 



Nest. Of grass and moss lined with feathers and 

 sunk in the spagnum moss with which much of Arctic 

 America is covered. Three to five eggs, pale greenish' 

 white, specked with brown. Size .90 x .65. 



Range. Breeds from Labrador and Hudson Bay 

 northward : winters in northern United States. 



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