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U. S. p. R. E. EXP. AND SURVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



The young have the chestnut of the crown varied with narrow hlackish lines, sometimes the 

 chestnut little appreciahle. The upper part of the hreast and sides streaked with hrown. 



This species is readily distinguished from S. monticola hy its black hill and forehead ; hlack 

 line behind the eye instead of chestnut ; absence of black spot on the breast, and of white on 

 the tail, &c., as also by the much smaller size. 



List of specimens. 



SPIZELLA PALLIDA, B o n a p . 



Clay-colored Bunting. 



Emberiza pallida, Sw. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 251. (Not of Audubon.) 



Spizella pallida, Bonap. List, 1838. 



Spinites pallidus, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 18.51, 133. 



Emiertia sliattuckn, AuD. Birds Am. VII, 1843, 347 ; pi. 493. 



Spizella shattuckii, Bonap. Conspectus, 1850, 480. 



Sp. Cn. — Smaller than S. socialis. Back and sides of hind neck ashy. Prevailing color above pale brownish yellow, with a 

 tinge of grayish. The feathers of back and crown streaked conspicuously with blackish. Crown with a median ashy and a 

 lateral or supercihary ashy white stripe. Beneath whitish, tinged with brown on the breast and sides, and an indistinct narrow 

 brown streak on the edge of the cliin. Ear coverts brownish yellow, margined above and below by dark brown. Lenglli, 

 4.75; wing, 2.55. 



Hab. — Upper Missouri river and High Central plains to tlie Saskatchewan country. 



The ashy collar is quite conspicuous, and streaked above with brown. The rump is immacu- 

 late. The streaks on the feathers of the crown almost form continuous lines, about six in number. 

 The brown line above the ear coverts is a post ocular one. The brown line on the side of the 

 chin forms the lower border of a white maxillary stripe which widens and curves around behind 

 the ear coverts, fading into the ashy of the neck. The wing feathers are all margined with 

 paler, and there is an indication of two light bands across the ends of the coverts. 



The young of this species is thickly streaked beneath over the throat, breast, and belly, with 



