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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Group 2. Wing, 2.13 to 2.37 inches long. 



Part 1. The following species have the breast more or less streaked; 

 carpal joint (bend of wing), edged with yellow: — 









Bill, dark; sides of head, tnwuy biift' enclosing 

 a i)ateh of gray beliiud the eye ; heavy tawny 

 buff superciliary stripe. 



Sharp=tailed Sparrow. 



AiUDiodrain.its caiidarntiis^ and varieties. 

 See No. 414. 



Ammodramus maritimus. 



Bill, dark; a small spot of yellow in front of the eye; no tawny superciliary 

 stripco 



Sea=side Sparrow. 



Ammodramus maritimus, and varieties. 

 See No. 417. 



