THE BIRD BOOK 



550d. Macgillivray's Seaside Sparrow. 



Passerherbulus maritimtis macgillivrai. 

 South Carolina. Like 



Range. — Coast of 

 flfsheri but grayeT. 



3.11. Dusky Seaside Sparrow. 

 huliin nigrescens. 



Passerher- 



Range. — Marshes of Indian River near Titus- 

 ville, Florida. 



This species is the darkest ot 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 diffsr. 



5.12. I.Ark Sparrow. Chondestes gramma- 

 ctis grammacus. 



^ ^ ^^. Range. — Mississippi Valley from the Plains 



to Illinois and casually farther east, and from 

 Manitoba to Texas; winters in Mexico. 



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 they 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 bushes or 

 even trees; they are made ot 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. 



Lark .Sp 



Size 



552a. Western Lark Sparrow. Chnndest'es grammacus xirigaiua. 



Range. — United States west of the Plains; 

 breeds from British Columbia to Mexico. 



This paler and duller colored variety is com 

 mon on the Pacific coast; its habits and nests 

 and eggs are like those of the last. 



55,S. Harris's Sparrow, 



Znnofrirhia querula. 



Range. — Mississippi Valley, chiefly west, 

 breeding in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the" 

 exact range being unknown. 



Although the birds are 



abundant during migrations,- 



they seem to suddenly and 



strangely disappear during 



the breeding season. sup- 

 posed nests have been found 



a few inches above the ground 



in clumps of grass, the eggs' 



being whitish, thickly spotted 

 with shades of brown. Size .85x.65. 



Whitisli 



Harris's Sparrow 



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