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species. Its nest and eggs are to this date (June, 1886) unknown, 

 as is also its exact range during the breeding season. 



The only specimens of this species known to the writer as having 

 been taken in Illinois were those recorded in the "Nuttall Bulletin" 

 for January, 1880, pp. 30, 31, one of which was obtained at Bloom- 

 ington, in the spring of 1877, the other at Normal, on the 14th of 

 November, 1879, both by Mr. W. H. Garman. Several examples 

 have been taken in southern Wisconsin, near the Illinois line, one 

 of which, shot at Eacine, by Dr. Hoy, was mentioned by Mr. Nel- 

 son in his list, while three others, reported to me by Mr. H. K. 

 Coale, were collected at LaCrosse, October 3, 1883. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.) 



WHITE CROWNED SPARROW. 



Ernie riza leucophrys FORST. fhilos. Trans. Ixii, 1772, 382. 403, 426. WlLS. Am. Orn. iv, 



1811, 49. ill. 31, fig. 4. 

 Friitdilla Ifucophrus BP. 1828. NUTT. Man. i, 1832, 479. AUD. Orn. Biog. ii, 1834,88; 



v, 1839, 515, pi. 144; Synop. 1839,121; B. Am. iii, 1841, 157, pi. 192. 

 Fringilla (Zonotrichia) leucoyhrys Sw. & RICH. F. B.-A. ii, 1831, 255. 

 Zoiuitrirlilii Iriicoplirus BP. 1838. BAIED, B. N. Am. 1858,458; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, No. ' 



345. COUES, Key, 1872, 144; Cheek List, 1873, No. 183; 2d ed. 1882, No. 276; B. N. W. 1874, 



154.-B. B. & E. Hist. N. Am. B. i, 1874, 566, pi. 25, figs. 9, 10. RIDGW. Norn. N. Am. B. 



1881, No. 206. 



HAB. Breeding from northern Labrador to the Roeky Mountains, and south to at 

 least latitude 48 on the Sierra Nevada in California and the higher ranges of Colorado. 

 In winter, most of the eastern United States, wintering chiefly south of 38; also, portions 

 of Mexieo, including Cape St. Lucas. 



"Sp. CHAE. Head, above, upper half of loral region from the bill, and a narrow line 

 through and behind the eye to the occiput, black: a longitudinal patch in the middle of 

 the crown, and a short line from above the anterior corner of the eye, the two confluent 

 on the occiput, white. Sides of the head, forepart of breast, and lower neck all round, 

 pale ash, lightest beneath, and shading insensibly into the whitish of the belly and chin; 

 sides of the belly and under tail- coverts tinged with yellowish brown. Interscapular 

 region streaked broadly with dark chestnut-brownish. Edges of the tertiaries brownish 

 chestnut. Two white bands on the wing. 



Female. Similar but smaller; immature birds in first winter, with the black and white 

 stripes on the crown replaced by darU chestnut-brown and brownish yellow. Length, 

 7.10 incln-s: wing, 3.25. Yomnj of the year thickly streaked with dusky on the breast. 

 The lateral stript-s <>!' the crown dull brown, the median die streaked whitish." 



"The white of the crown separates two black stripes on either 

 side, rather narrower than itself. The black line behind the eye is 

 continued anterior to it into the black at the base of the bill. The 

 lower eyelid is white. There are some obscure cloudings of darker 



