Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



538. Chestnut-collared Longspun (Calcarius orna- 

 ius). L. 6.2. Hind toe-nail as long as toe; all hut 

 middle pair of tail-feathers (and sometimes these) with 

 white, two outer pairs white io ike lip. Ad. t^. Throat 

 and Cheeks l?uff; breast and belly black; crown black, 

 nape chestnut; lesser wing-coverts black tipped with 

 white. Ad. $. Above grayish browrt streaked with 

 black: below pale buff. ^ in winter. Like summer (^ 

 but black and chestnut areas more or less tipped with 

 grayish brown. Notes. Song, short, shrill, but very- 

 sweet, often uttered Oii the wing. (Alien J 



Range.— Great Plains; breeils from central Kansas and eastern 

 Colorado north Io the Saskatchewan; winters from eastern Colorado' 

 and Nebraska south Into Mexico. 



539. McCoWrt Longapur [Rkynchopkanes mccownit) . 

 L, 6, Hind toe-nait as long as toe; all but middle par 

 of tail-feathers with white, the outer one white to thi 

 tip, the others tipped with black; lesser wing-coverls 

 chestnut. Ad. t^. Throat and belly white, breast and 

 crown black; back grayish brown streaked with 

 black. Ad. V- Below white washed with brownish; 

 above grayish brown streaked with black. ^ in winter. 

 Like ? but a partly concealed black breast patch; tail 

 with more white. Notes. Call, a c;hip at each stroke 

 of the wine; song, of soft, twittering, pleasing notes. 

 (Gosb.) 'A twittering, hurried chant, suggestive of 

 the Horned Lark's performance, but terminating in de- 

 creasing power." (Silloway.) 



Range.— Great Plains; breeds from nortliwestern Kansas to Mon- 

 tana and the Saskatchewan; winters from eastern Coloraao and Kan- 

 sas south Inlo Meslto. 



552. Lark Sparrow {Chondssies grammams). L. 

 6.2; Ads. Sides of the crOwn and ear-coverts chest- 

 nuti all but middle tail-feathers tipped with white; baclf 

 broadly streaked with black; sides of throat and spot 

 on breast black. NotM. Song, loud and musical sug- 

 gesting both a Song Sparrow's and a Canary's. 



Ranffe.-Interlorof Nortli America from the Plains east to Illinois; 

 casuairy eastof the Alleehanles; breeds from Texas to Manitoba; 

 winters south into Mexico. 



552a. Western Lark Sparrow [C. g. strigatus). 

 Similar to No. 552, but streak.s on iipperparts generally 

 narrower. 



Range. — Western United States from ttie Plains to Pacriic; breeds 

 from Mexico to Manitoba and British Coiumbta; winters south to 

 Centrvl AmcrlLB. 



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