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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Top of head and back, chestnut ana black ; 



sides, sometimes with black spots. Occurs 

 only as far as known in Florida and Southern 

 Georgia. 



Pine-woods Sparrow. 



Peucaae (Kstivalis. 

 See No. 434. 



Top of head and back, rufous brown with more or less gray on feathers ; sides, 

 without spots. 



Bachman's Sparrow. 



Peucace cestivalis bachmanii. 

 See No. 435. 



Part 4. The following species have the breast not streaked (in the 

 adult); carpal joint (bend of wing), not edged with yellow : 



Wing coverts and secondaries, edged with rufous 

 brown ; flanks, brownish olive. 



Swamp Sparrow. 



Mdospiza georgiatia. 

 See No. 438. 



Wing coverts and secondaries, edged with pale tawny 

 buff; tail feathers, brown, narrowly edged with 

 brownish white ; flanks, pale buffy white. 



Field Sparrow. 



Spizella pallida. 

 See No. 426. 



Spizella pallida. 



