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548. Leconte Sparrow 

 L. 5. No yellow on wing; tail-feathers pointed, outer 

 ones much the shortest. Ads. Broad line over eye, 

 throat, breast and sides rich buff; nape chestnut and 

 gray; back black narrowly margined with chestnut and, 

 at the sides, broadly with buff; sides streaked; breast 

 rareiy with a few streaks. Notes. Call, a thin, sharp, 

 tweet, and a long-drawn bi^; song, a tiny, husky, 

 reese, reese. (Seton.) 



Range.— Great Plains and more western prairies; breeding from 

 Dakota, Minnesota, etc., to Manitoba, migrating- south and east, in 

 winter, through Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, etc., to South Carolina and 

 Gulf States from Florida to Texas." (Ridgw.) 



533. Pine Finch (Spinuspinus). L. 5. Bill sharp- 

 ly pointed; a tuft of bristly feathers over the nostril; 

 tail slightly forked. Ads. Base of tail, of inner wii g- 

 feathers and outer edges of primaries yellow; above 

 brownish; below whitish streaked with black. Notes. 

 Call, a metallic note; song, tinkling and musical often 

 sung on the wing as with No. 529, the song of which 

 it resembles. 



Range. — North America: breeds from northern boundary states to 

 Alaska; in the Alleghanies south to North Carolina; and in the Rock- 

 ies and Sierra south to Mexico; winters from the northern states to 

 Gulf states and Lower California. 



541. Ipswich Sparrow {P asser cuius princeps). L. 

 6.2. Ads. Above pale brownish gray streaked with 

 brown; below white, breast and sides streaked with 

 brownish; spot above eye and bend of wing often pale 

 sulphur yellow. Notes. Resemble those of No. 542a. 



Range. — Breeds on Sable Isiand, Nova Scotia, winters south along 

 coast, regularly to Virginia, rarely to Georgia. 



549. Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacu- 

 tus). L. 5.8. Tail-feathers sharply pointed, outer 

 ones shortest. Ads. Below white, breast and sides 

 washed with buff and distinctly streaked with black; 

 nape olive-green; cheeks orange-buff; ear-coverts gray; 

 crown olive-chocolate with a blue-gray central line; 

 back olive, buff, black and gray. Notes. Call, chip; 

 song, an unmusical, short, 'husky," "gasping" effort, 

 uttered from a perch or on fluttering wings above the 

 reeds. 



Range.— Atlantic coast: breeds from South Carolina to New Hamp- 

 shire; winters from North Carolina to Florida. 



549.1. Nelson Sparrow {Ammodramus nelsoni). 

 L. 5.5. Tail-feathers pointed, outer ones shortest. 

 Ads. Similar to No. 549, but breast and sides much 

 deeper buff, the former with few or no streaks; upper- 

 parts more richly colored. Notes. Resemble those of 

 No. 549. 



Range. — Breeds in interior from northern Illinois to Manitoba and 

 South Dakota; migrates east to New York and winters south to South 

 Carolina and Texas; accidental in California. 



549.1a. Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow {A. n. sub- 

 virgatusj. Similar to No. 549.1, but breast and sides 

 paler, the former lightly but distinctly streaked with 

 grayish; upperparts less richly colored. 



Range. — Atlantic coast; breeds in marshes of eastern Maine, 

 southern New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island; winters south to 

 South Carolina. 



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Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked. 



(Ammodramus lecontei) , 



