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Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Banta, Nathaniel Moore, 1867- Schneider, Albert, 1863- Higley, William Kerr, 1860-1908 Abbott, Gerard Alan
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, American Audobon association
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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es and the adjacent islands. This bird was given the name Grasshopper Sparrowfrom the fancied resemblance of its weak cherup — apeculiar monotonous song — to the shrilling produced bythe long-horned grasshopper. However, the song oftenbegins and ends with a faint warble. Mr. Chapman saysthat these notes may be written pit tuck zee-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e. The name of this little bird is not only appropriatebecause of its song, but also on account of its food. Avery large percentage of its food consists of grasshoppers. In rural districts it is seldom called a sparrow, and ismore commonly called grass-bird, ground-bird, or grass-hopper-bird. Another appropriate name is yellow-wingedsparrow. All these names well portray its habits and char-acteristics. Its flights are short and rapid, but on theground or in the grass it runs like meadow mice to eludethe presence and notice of intruders. Both sexes bear the responsibilities of brooding andtheir home life seems to be one round of contentment.
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LECONTES SPARROW. (Ammodramus leconteii.) About Life-size. COyNISHT 1903, 8V A. w. HUUFORD. CNIU60. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. Although the male seeks to win the affections of his ladylove by persistently shrilling near her the story of his pas-sion, he generally represses his love trills near the homewhich his mistress has established. THE LECONTES SPARROW* The Lecontes Sparrow has an interesting history. Itwas first discovered and named by Audubon in 1843.Later his account seemed almost a myth, for no more indi-viduals were taken, and even the specimen on which hebased his published report of the new species was lost. Itwas not seen again until Dr. Coues rediscovered it in 1873,obtaining his specimens on the Turtle Mountain, near theborder of Dakota. Of their habits Dr. Coues says: In their mode offlight the birds resemble wrens; a simile which suggesteditself to me at the time was that of a bee returning homeladen with pollen; they flew straight and steady enough,but rather feebly, as

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