288 AVES: PASSERES. — XI.VI. 



!n7. Z. leucophrya (Forstcr). WinTF-ORowNKD Si'Attuow. 

 Stri-akt'd uIkjvi', with hut littlf I'lifStmit ; crown l)l:uk, with u hroad 

 wliitf iiu'dian hand; lores hlackisli ; a white sujMTciHary streak; 

 throat Hki- hrenst. hut pah'r ; yo'inor with the crown ciiietlv rich 

 hrowti. L. 7. W. 3j^. T. 3^. N. Am. ; not rare. (X«uKOi-, white ; 

 6<f>pvi, eyehrow. ) 

 an. Head with yi-llow. 



918. Z. coronata (TaHas), Similar to Z. Iruro/iJiri/s, hut tlie 

 crown-stripe yellow anteriorly, ashy heliind. L. 7^. W. 3^. T. 3^. 

 AV. N. Am., rarely E. to Wis. (hat., crowned.) 



ins). Z. albicollis (Gmelin). White-throated Sparkow. 

 Peabody I{iri>. Much chestnut streaking alK)ve ; crown hlack, 

 with white median and superciliary stripes ; spot over eye and 

 edifc of wing always yellow ashy below, whitening on throat ; 9 

 duller. L. 7. W. 3. T. 3^. E. N. Am. ; an abundant and 

 handsome sparrow. (Lat., alOiis, white; collum, neck.) 



485. SPIZELLA Honapartc. (Dim. of o-Trtfa, a .-^parrov.-.) 



920. S. mouticola ((imelin). Tree Sparrow. Streaked above ; 

 crown chestnut ; bill black above, pale below ; neck, line over eye 

 and under parts ashy gray ; a dark pectoral blotch ; white wing 

 bars distinct. L. 6\. VV. 3. T. 3. N. Am., clucHy northerly; 

 U. S. in winter. (Lat., living on mountains.) 



921. S. socialis (Wilson), ("hippy. Chipping Sparrow. 

 Streaked above, with much dull bay ; crown chestnut ; forehead 

 anil streak through eye black ; ashy white below ; bill blackish ; 

 wiug bars faint, brownish. L. b^. W. I'ij. T. 2\. N. Am., 

 everywhere common. 



922. S. pusilla (Wilson) FiKi.i> Sparrow. General color of 

 S. moni ir ola, hni \yji\vr and duller; bill pale; no pectoral l)lotch ; 

 wing bands obscure, whitish. L. 5^. W. 2j. T. 2\. PI U. S., 

 abun<lant. (Lat., jM-tty.) 



923. S. pallida (Swainson). Ci-AY-coi.orko Sparrow. Pale 

 brownish yellow, streaked with black ; crown grayish, with median 

 striju'. L. b\. W. 2\. T. 2\. Great Plains, rarely E. to 111. 



406. JUNCO Wagler. (Lat., Juncus, a rush.) 



924. J. hycmalis (L.). Sxow Ufrd. Slaty gray ; head darker; 

 bill pale ; b«lly and outer tail feathers white ; 9 more gi-ayish ; 

 L. G^. W. 3. T. 3. N. Am., everywhere abundant, breeding 

 in cold regions, and moving S. as cold weather ap|)roache.s, usually 

 in a<lvaiice of the snow. Uepresent<'d W. by numerous varieties; 

 var. oregonus Townscnd, with sides pinkish, ranging E. to III. (Lat., 

 wintry.) 



