696 FKIFGILLmE. 



and under surface of body paler orange-rufous ; breast and abdomen 

 white ; sides of body and flanks pale orange-rufous, streaked with 

 black, more broadly on the latter ; thighs white, externally sandy 

 buff ; under tail-coverts pale sandy buff ; under wing-coverts white ; 

 axillaries pale sandy buff ; quills below dusky, isabelline along the 

 inner edge. Total length 4-4 inches, culmen0-4, wing 2T, tail 1-9, 

 tarsus 07. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but rather less richly coloured, 

 and not quite so broadly streaked with black on the sides. Total 

 length 4-5 inches, culmen 04, wing 2 - 15, tail 1-8, tarsus 0-7. 



Hub. From the plains eastward to Illinois, South Carolina, and 

 Florida, and from Manitoba south to Texas (A. 0. U. Check-list, 

 I c). 



a. J ad. sk. Warsaw, Illinois, April 20, 1883 E. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



(C. K. Wortheri). [P.]. 



b. Jad.sk. Warsaw, May 12, 1883 (C. K. U.S. Nat. Museum 



Worthen; Sm. no. 92053). [P.]. 



c. $ ad. sk. Vimita, Indian Territory, Feb. E. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



21, 1884 (Colby). [P.]. 



d. Ad. sk. Papillion, Nebraska, Oct. 15, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1882 (L. Belding; Sm. no. 

 88739). 



e. $ ad. sk. Texas, Nov. 20, 1880 (/. Doug- Sclater Coll. 



las Ogilby). 



73. MEL0SPIZA. 



Type. 



Melospiza, Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 476 (1858) M. fasciata. 



Helospiza, Baird, t. c. p. 477 (1858) M. lincolni. 



Range. The whole of North America, ranging into Central 

 America. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Chest uniform ashy grey, with no spots georgiana, p. 697. 



b. Chest spotted. 



a'. With a fulvescent band across the chest. . . . lincolni, p. 698. 

 b'. Chest white, with triangular spots. 



a". Wing not exceeding 2-6 inches fasciata and allies, 



a. Back very distinctly streaked with black, [pp. 701-705. 



the feathers edged with grey, pro- 

 ducing a strongly mottled appearance. 

 a'. Streaks on fore neck black, with very 



distinct chestnut tinge fasciata, p. 701. 



/3'. Streaks on fore neck pale rufous ; all 



colours paler than foregoing falla.r, p. 703. 



y'. Streaks on fore neck black and very 



distinct, without rufous tinge .... heennanni, p. 704. 

 d'. Similar to the last, but smaller .... samuelis, p. 705. 

 j3. Streaks on back obsolete, the blackish 

 centres indistinct and without ashy 



margins guttata, p. 706. 



I". Size large; wing over 3 inches; streaks 



on back very indistinct ; rump uniform . cinerea, p. 707. 



