408 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



cP. Exposed eulmon longer than hind-toe, witliout elavr, and wingless 

 than seven times as long as exposed culinen. 



Above grayish brown, streaked with black, the broad black 

 streaks on back edged with narrower dull whitish or light 

 buffy grayish streaks ; superciliary stripe usually decidedly 

 yellow, especially anteriorly, rarely without j-ellow; be- 

 neath white, sometimes slightly tinged with buffy laterally 

 and across chest (especially in winter), the sides of throat, 

 chest, sides, and flanks streaked with blackish. Young 

 essentially similar to adults, but lighter streaks of upper 

 parts more buffy, duskj' streaks of lower parts less sharply 

 defined, and superciliary stripe usually without yellow, and 

 finely streaked with dusky. 

 e\ Superciliary and median crown-stinpes very distinct; flanks 

 rather narrowly streaked ; lower tail-coverts usually with- 

 out visible streaks. 

 /^ Wing averaging more than 3.00, and never (?) less than 

 2.90. 



General tint above light graj'ish brown, with broad 

 black and narrower light graj'ish streaks of back 

 sharply contrasted ; superciliary stripe usually 

 decidedly yellow throughout (brighter anteri- 

 orly); length about 5.80-6.15, wing 2.90-3.20 

 (3.07), tail 2.10-2.40 (2.24), exposed culmen .40- 

 .50 (.4G), depth of bill at base .25-.32 (.29), tarsus 

 .85-.95 (.90). Hab. Northwest coast, from Una- 

 lashka eastward and southward (to northern Cali- 

 fornia in winter?) 542. A. sandwichensis 



(Gmel.). Sandwich Sparrow. 

 /'. Wing averaging much less than 3.00, and never (?) more 

 than 2.90. 

 g^. Bill stouter (usually more than .22, and averaging .24, 

 deep at base). 



Colors much as in A. sandwiche/isis, but aver- 

 aging browner, with superciliary stripe 

 less continuously or conspicuouslj' yellow; 

 length about 4.85-5.50, wing 2.60-2.90 (2.73), 

 taii 1.90-2.20 (2.07), exposed culmen .38-.43 

 (.40), depth of bill at base .21-.27 (.24), tar- 

 sus .78-.90 (.82). Eggs .78 X .56. Hab. 

 Eastern North America, breeding from 

 northern United States to Labrador and 

 Hudson's Bay Territorj-. 



542a. A. sandwichensis savanna 

 (WiLs.). Savanna Sparrow. 



