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and a quarter inches ; the upper parts yellowish brown, 

 the crown with a broad black spotted stripe on each side, 

 these spots continuing down to the back ; two black 

 maxillary stripes on each side of the head, and an obscure 

 crescent of the same color behind the auriculars ; under 

 parts light brownish-yellow, the upper breast and sides 

 streaked with black ; edge of the wing yellow, wings and 

 tail strongly tinged with chestnut. 



Leconte's Bunting, C. Lecontii, Bonap., of the Yellow- 

 stone, is about four and one third inches long, the wing 

 over two inches. 



The Genus Ammodromus has the bill very long, slen- 

 der, attenuated, considerably curved towards the tip 

 above ; the wings short and rounded, reaching only to 

 the base of the tail ; the latter is short and graduated, 

 each feather stiffened, lanceolate, and acute ; the legs 

 and toes very long, reaching beyond the tip of the tail. 



The Sharp-tailed Finch, A. caudacutus, Sw., of the 

 United States on the Atlantic coast, is five inches long, 

 the wing about two and three tenths inches ; the upper 

 parts brownish olivaceous, the head with black streaks 

 upon the sides, and a central stripe of ashy ; a supercili- 

 ary and maxillary stripe and a band across the breast 

 buff-yellow ; a brown stripe on the side of the throat, 

 the upper part of the breast and sides of the body streaked 

 with black. The rest of the under parts are white, and 

 the edge of the wing yellowish white. The nest is on 

 the ground, near high-water-mark ; eggs four to six, dull 

 white dotted with light brown. 



The Seaside Finch, A. maritimus, Sw., of the United 

 States on the Atlantic coast, is about six inches long, the 

 wing two and a half inches ; olivaceous brown above, be- 

 neath white, the breast and sides yellowish brown ; the 

 sides of the head and body, a medial line on the head, and 

 indistinct streaks on the breast, ashy brown ; the super- 



