SPARROWS 



(547) Passerherbulus henslowi 



henslowi {Audubon) 



HENSLOW'S SPARROW. Crown, 

 sides of head and nape dull olive- 

 greenish; sides of crown blackish; 

 nape, breast and flanks streaked 

 with blackish; wings and tail with 

 much rufous. Shown by the upper 

 bird. L., 5.00; W., 2.20; T., 2.00. 



Range — Breeds from Mass., N. Y., 

 Ont., and Minn, south to Va. and Mo. 



(548) Passerherbulus lecontei 



{Audubon) 



LECONTE'S SPARROW. Shown 

 by the lower bird; tail feathers 

 exceedingly narrow and graduated; 

 median line and sides of head buffy; 

 no yellow on wing nor lores. L., 5.00; 

 W., 2.00; T., 2.00; B., .35. 



Range — Breeds from Sask. and 

 Man. south to N. Dak. and INIinn. 



large end, they are not easy to see, for the nest is always 

 arched over so that it is necessary to stoop and look under 

 to discover them. 



HENSLOW'S SPARROWS are of about the same size 

 and form as the preceding, but easily identified by a close 

 inspection or with a good field glass, for the under parts are 

 finely streaked on the breast and sides, the nape is olive 

 green, where that of the last was brownish-gray, and the 

 wings are much more rufous. Both species have yellow on 

 the edge of the wings at the bends. While the last is at home 

 in dry fields, the present one prefers meadows or moist 

 ground. They are even more secretive in th-eir manners 

 than are Grasshopper Sparrows. When the grass is a few 

 inches tall, it is very difficult to flush them, for they run and 

 hide like so many mice; when they do take wing, they go but 

 a few feet before tumbling into their shelter again. They 

 are quite persistent songsters during summer, but their notes 

 are weak, lisping, and insect-like. 



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