LECONTE SPARROW. 



548. Ammodramus lecontei. 5 inches. 



Hind head chestnut and gray; sides of head, throat, 

 breast and flanks a rich buff color, the latter being 

 streaked with blackish; tail feathers very narrow and 

 pointed. 



On some of the western prairies these are fairly 

 numerous, but are usually difficult to see because of 

 their habit of skulking among the grass, two or three 

 spears of which seems to be sufficient to conceal them 

 perfectly, as their colors harmonize so perfectly with 

 their surroundings. 



Song. A grasshopper-like squeaking which may be 

 heard at all hours of the day and sometimes far into 

 the night. 



Nest. Of grasses in hollows of the ground on 

 prairies; eggs greenish white thickly specked with 

 brownish (.65x.50). 



Range. Breeds in the Great Plains from Dakota to 

 Manitoba, and winters southeastward to the South 

 Atlantic and Gulf States. 



