FAMILY FRINGILLID^E. — SPARROWS, FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, ETC. 



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BUI, dark; back, black; underparts, white, streaked sharply witli black. 



Occurs in Eastern Florida only. 



Dusky Sea-side Sparrow. 



Ammodram us niyresccns. 



See Xo. 419. 



Bill, pale horn color; sides of iiead and nap>\ tinned 

 with olive j^reen. 



Henslow's Sparrow. 



Ammodrnrmis henalo^cii. 

 See Xo. 412. 



Part'2. The followmg species have the breast more or less streaked ; 

 carpal joint (bend of wing), not yellow: — 



Breast, very faintly strealied; middle tail feathers, 

 rufous brown, witli l)lack stripe in middle, includ- 

 ing the sliaft : wing coverts and secondaries, edged 



with rufous brown. 



Swamp Sparrow. 



Melnspiza georrpona. 



See Xo. 438. 



Melot>i)iza freor-iiana. 



IJreast. sharply streaked with l>l:ick; shafts 

 of tail feathers, not black. 



Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Meluspiza liiifohiH. 

 See No. 437. 



Mclospiza liucolnll. 



Part 3. The following species have the breast not streaked (in the 

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



Ton nf h,..Hl, I. lark will, tawny strip.' in cMitn-: an orang.- brown spot over, and 



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sonii'wliat in front nf, tlic eye. 



Yellow-winged Sparrow. 

 Grasshopper Sparrow. 



AnnuDtlramus snrautinrinu i-msarrinm^ 

 See No. 411. 



• In Hcvcral HpcclCB. very young l)lr.lH In (Irst plumngre have ibc bicabt btrcakcd. 



