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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Top of head and back, chestnut ana black; 



sides, soiiK'times with bhick spots. Occiu'S 

 only as far as kuowu iu Florida and Soutliern 

 Georgia. 



Pine-woods Sparrow. 



Peucact' aistivalis. 

 See No. 434. 



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

 without spots. 



Bachman's Sparrow. 



Peucace aistivalis bachmanii. 

 See Xo. 435. 



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

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



\\iug coverts and secondaries, edged with rufous 

 brown •, flanks, brownish olive. 



Swamp Sparrow. 



Mtlospiza geoi'giaiin. 

 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. 



