HENSLOW SPARROW
547. Passerherbulus henslowii. 5 inches
Crown and nape greenish, streaked with black; breast and sides buffy, streaked with black; tail feathers narrow and pointed.
This species is of a more southern distribution than the last, being rarely found in New England, but quite common in favorable localities south of Virginia.
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.