WOODLAND BIRDS. 55 



No. 57. SHARP=TAILED FINCH, 



Species A. candacutus. 



Distribution : 



A summer resident along the coast of southern New England. 



Date of Arrival: 

 April. 



Date of Departure: 

 October. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish olive darkly streaked, sides of head 

 marked with buff; under parts white, breast yellowish 

 streaked with black. Bill and feet dark. Length about 

 5.75. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 A simple song. 



Haunts: 



The salt marshes along the coast. 



