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550a. Scott Seaside Sparrow. ^1 . m. pcniiisulpe. 



Range. — Coasts of Florida and north to South Carolina. Above blackish 

 streaked with brownish gray ; below heavily streaked with black. 



550b. Texas Seaside Sparrow. A. in. ncniirtti. 



Range. — Coast of Texas. Similar to inaritiinuf:, but streaked above. 



550c. Fislier Seaside Sparrow. A. in. fishcri. 



Range.— Gulf coast. This form is similar to peninsuhi', but darker and more 

 brownish. 



550d. IVIacgillivray Seaside Sparrow. A. m. margilUvraii. 



Range. — Coast of South Carolina. Like fishcri but grayer. 



551. Dusky Seaside Sparrow. Aminodrainus nigirscens. 



Range. — Marshes of Indian River near Titusville, Florida. 



This species is the darkest of the genus, both above and below, being nearly 

 black on the upperparts. Their habits are like those of the others and the eggs 

 are not likely to dither. 



552. Lark Sparrow. Choiidcstcs granunarufi. 



Range.— Mississippi Valley from the Plains to Illinois and casually farther 

 east, and from Manitoba to Texas; winters in Jlexico. 



This handsome Sparrow has the sides of the crown and ear , ___ 



patches chestnut, and the sides of the throat and a spot on the 

 breast, black. They are sweet singers and very welcome birds 

 in their range, where the}' are quite abundant. Their nests 

 are generally placed on the ground in the midst of or under a 

 clump of weeds or tuft of grass, but sometimes in liushes or 

 even trees; they are made of grasses and weeds and the eggs, 

 which are usually laid in May, are white marked chiefly 

 about the large end with blackish zigzag lines and spots. Size .SO x .tiO. 



552a. Western Lark Sparrow. Chondestcs grainmacus strignlns. 



Range. — United States west of the Plains; breeds from British Columbia to 

 Mexico. 



This paler and duller colored variety is common on the Pacific coast; its 

 habits and nests and eggs are like those of the last. 



553. Harris Sparrow. Zn not rich ia ijucrulii. 



Range. — Mississippi Valley, chiefly west, breeding in Mani- 

 toba ani_l Saskatchewan, the exact range being unknown. 



Although the birds are abundant during migrations, they 

 seem to suddenly and strangely disappear during the breeding 

 season. Supposed nests have been found a few inches above 

 the ground in bushes and on the ground in clumps of grass, 

 the eggs lieing whitish, thickly spotted with shades of brown. 

 Size .85 X .65. 



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