LECONTE SPARROW
548. Passerherbulus lecontei. 5 inches
Hind head chestnut and gray; sides of head, throat, breast and flanks a rich buff color.
Song.—A grasshopper-like squeaking.
Nest.—Of grasses in hollows of the ground on prairies; eggs greenish white thickly specked with brownish (.65 × .50).
Range.—Breeds in the Great Plains from Dakota to Manitoba, and winters southeastward to the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
