THRASHERS, MOCKINGBIRDS 



(702) Oreoscoptes montanus 



(To'd-nsend) (Gr., q mountain mimic; Lat., 

 mountain). 



SAGE THRASHER. Bill com- 

 paratively short for a thrasher. Plu- 

 mage as shown; dull grayish-brown 

 above, indistinctly streaked; two 

 narrow wing bars and outer tail feath- 

 ers with white spots on the tips; under 

 parts buffy-white, streaked on the 

 Hanks, breast and sides of throat. 

 Im. — Less streaked below and more 

 so above. L.,8.7s; W., 4.00; T., 3.30; 

 B., ,65. Nest — Bulky, of weeds, sage 

 bark and fine rootlets; usually in sage 

 brush close to the ground; eggs green- 

 ish-blue, spotted with brown, .95 x .70. 



Range — Sage-brush plains and 

 foothills, breeding from western Neb., 

 Jilont. and B. C. south to N. Mex. 

 and Cal. tt'inters from central Tex. 

 and Cal. southward. 



Family MOTACILLID^E. Wagtails 



PIPITS or TITLARKS live chiefly in Arctic America, but 

 many of them breed on the higher western mountain ranges 

 even in the United States. In winter they keep just south 

 of the snow hne, travehng in flocks and moving restlessly 

 from place to place. Their only notes when with us are a 

 "yipping" which they always utter as they fly. In summer 

 they utter a more musical "tee-cheer, tee-cheer, tee-cheer" 

 as they run along the ground. Whenever they stand still 

 the inevitable up and down wagging of the tail takes place. 

 They often take flights far up in the sky until they become 

 invisible and then scale swiftly down uttering their musical 

 call rapidly. 



Family MIMIDJ5. Thrashers, Mockingbirds 

 SAGE THRASHERS are common residents of the sage- 

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