Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or Orange 



WCSTDRN riORNCD LARKS. 



d74c. Desert Horned Lark (O. a. leucolxma). W. 

 <J',4.i; 9i 3-8' Forehead and line over eye very 

 -slielitly, often nut at ail, tinged with yellow; throat 

 yf [low; bnck brown edged with pinkish gray; re-em- 

 bies No. 474b, but is paler and less distinctly strealced 

 abuve. 



Ranee.— "In summer, western United Stales from central Dakpta, 

 ■weslern Kansas and western Nebraska to I4aiig and Nevada, north on 

 the eastern sideof the Ro,:ky Mountains to AlDBrtaj In winter, south 

 lO Texas, Chihualiua, Sonora, and southeastern California." (Ober- 

 !iol*i;r.) 



474e. California Horned Lark (O. a. adia). W. 

 C?) 3-9; 9t 3-^' C?! swmner. Bat:k of heud and nape, 

 spreadi g on to sides of breast, pinkish cinnamon; back 

 distinctly streaked with brownish black; throat always, 

 forehead and line over eye usually tinged with yellow, cf , 

 ■winter. Less distinctly streaked above; cinnamon areas 

 paler and with grayish tips; black areas more or less 

 tipped with yellowish. ?, summer. Crown and back 

 uniformly streaked with blackish margined with pink- 

 ish gray. ^, muter. Less distinctly streaked; black 

 areas tipped with whitish. 



Rang-e. -Northern Lower California nortli, west of the Sierra, 

 to Maiin and San Joaquin Counties, California. 



474f. Ruddy Horned Lark (O. a. ruhm). Similar 

 to No, 4726, but nape region, sides of breast, etc., 

 much deeper in color, deeper than in any other of our 

 Horned Larks; back less distinctly streaked with 

 blackish and more ruddy in tone, not sharply defined 

 front uape; ytllow aieas richer in Color. 



Ran^e,— Sacramento County. California. 



47 4g, Streaked Horned Lark (O. «. ■.irigaia). 

 Cinnamon areas less extensive but nearly as deeply 

 ■colored as in No. 474f; back distinctly and wideljf streak- 

 ed with blackish; forehead, line over eye, throat and 

 breast washed with yellow. 



Rmge —"In summer, the states of Oregon and W.ishinptnn west 

 of the Cascade Muu'itains; In winter, to eastern Oregon and Wash- 

 Ingiun. Eoutli to northern California." <OtierhoIaer.) 



474h. Scorched Horned Lark {O. a. uduila). W. 

 (f , 4; 9, 3.5. Nearest to No. 474I, but tiie male 

 differs in being nearly uniform pinkish brown above, 

 back with only a few indistinct brownish streaks; 

 color deeper, browner, more ruddy. 



Rangp. — "In summpr, thp central part nf extreme southprn Arizona; 

 In wiiilB , niirtheni Sonnra and Chihuahta, Mexico." (Oherhnlser.) 



4741. Dusky Horned Lark (O. a. msrrilU). W. 0^, 

 4; ?, 3.8. Similar to No, 474b, but somewhat daiker 

 above, the line over the eye usually tinged with yel- 

 low. 



Rang^.— "In summei, northwestern United States, and southern 

 lirltlsh Columbia, from northeastern California and northwestern 

 Nevada, northward through Oregon and Washing-ton east of the Cas- 

 cade Mountains to British Columbia and extreme northern Idaho' In 

 winter, south to central Cailfomia." (Obertioiser.) 



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