ALASKAN YELLOW TAIL. 
696. Budytes flavus alascensis. 6*4 inches. 
Range. —Alaska and Bering Sea in summer, where they are 
fairly common on the islands and coast. They nest on the 
ground, under or beside stones and in bunches of grass; 
it is made of roots and grasses, lined with moss and animal 
fur. They lay from four to six white eggs, thickly covered 
with spots of brown (.75 x .55). 
PIPIT, OR TITLARK. 
697. Anthus rubescens. 6^ inches. 
Range. —It breeds on the high mountains of Colorado, Cali¬ 
fornia, Alaska, north to the Arctic Zone. During migration 
they may be found over most of the United States in quite 
large flocks. Their nests are placed on the ground in tufts 
of grass, and are made of fine grass and moss, lined with 
feathers and hair. Four to six eggs are grayish, heavily 
blotched with brown (.75x.55). 
SPRAGUE PIPIT. 
700. Antlius spraguei. 6% inches. 
Range. —Breeds from Manitoba to Montana and Dakota, and 
west to the Rockies. Habits, nest and eggs are similar to 
preceding. 
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