Sprague Pipit
700. Anthus spraguei. 6½ inches.
Range.—Breeds from Manitoba to Montana and Dakota, and west to the Rockies. Habits, nest and eggs are similar to preceding.
Family Mimidæ — Sage Thrasher
702. Oreoscoptes montanus. 8½ inches.
Range.—From Lower California and Mexico on the plains to Montana. This is an abundant bird in the sage regions of the plains throughout its range, and are frequently called the Mockingbird, on account of the varied song which they give from the top of some sagebrush or cactus, in which they nest. Four eggs, greenish, spotted with brown (.60 ×.55).