AMERICAN PIPIT; TITLARK. 



697. Anthus rubescens. 6% inches. 

 These are Arctic birds that spend the winter months 

 in the United States. We find them in flocks along 

 roadsides or in fields, feeding upon weed seeds. They 

 are shy and take wing readily, uttering sharp whistles 

 as they wheel about in the air. They are always rest- 

 less and stay in a place but a short time. They nest 

 on the ground in northern Canada. Eggs grayish, pro- 

 fusely specked with brown. 



SPRAGUE PIPIT. 



700. Anthus spraguei. 6^ inches. 

 Upper parts streaked with buff and blackish; below 

 pale buffy with black markings. These birds are found 

 on the Plains from the Dakotas to Hudson Bay in sum- 

 mer, migrating to Mexico in winter. They resemble the 

 European Skylark in their habit of soaring to a great 

 height while singing. Their song is very melodious, 

 resembling that of the Bobolink. Their nests are de- 

 pressions in the ground, lined with grasses. Eggs gray- 

 ish, finely specked with purplish gray ( .87 x .67 ) . 



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