_ defined, and unusually sagittate. 
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List of specimens. 
Catal. | Sex. Locality. When col- Where obtained. orig’t| Collected by— | Length. Stretch Remarks. 
No. lected. No. of wings. 
| | | 
10263 3 Russian America ...... Mar. 12, 1842| S. F. Baird ...0. |.cseee WVOST ERS] ENISICY |< cise aicisjai|'<ielein\s winiei| 6 sya elelere'e stele aiejeislary Seale eee Wels uctaleiane 
GSS 15 ccsree | Fort Steilacoom, W. T..| April —, 1856] Dr. G. Suckley...| 308 [abe mstemeccaeas 6.12 DBT | resecsccssccesccecccescceese cseue 
6342 Q ? | Shoalwater bay, W.T..| May 15, 1854] Dr. J. G. Cooper. 73 | cece cece eneccces | 6.12 9,25 | Iris brown; feet brownish white.. 
6343 | J? |... CO ssiecearessieis|vseaee dO sien siete lleser cies dO. sa ecwe 73 | Face etieeteen er | 6.32 | 9.95 |... UOvsccrscrenee dOséecsemeeeae 
GFF daisies bameiisiviatetecs COvasaceascaas Oct: 1551854 |... ss0s0< WO ceeeracas faarscen BOS DCOOOCCOL HOG IL TIIo CRDOCCCE CEPROOCRCrO et ET omOnerc ee nrArooce 
PASSERCULUS ANTHINUS, Bonap. 
Passerculus anthinus, Bonar. Comptes Rendus, XXVII, Dec. 1853, 919, Russian America.—Is. Notes Ornith. 
Delattre, 1854, 19. 
Sp. Cu.—Similar to P. savanna, but smaller. Beneath tinged with reddish. Breast and upper part of belly thickly spotted 
with sharply defined sagittate brown spots, exhibiting a tendency to aggregation on the middle of the belly. Superciliary stripe 
and one in the middle of the crown decided greenish yellow, the head generally tinged with the same; as also the back and 
sides of the neck. Length, 5.00; wing, 2.66; tail, 2.24. 
Hab.—Coast of California, near San Francisco ; Russian America; Kodiak. (Bonaparte.) 
This species is the smallest of its group, and differs from all in the much greater amount of 
spotting on the under parts. The streaks, indeed, extend over the whole breast and upper part 
of the abdomen, instead of being mainly confined to the jugulum. They are dark brown, well 
The superciliary stripe is bright greenish yellow, as is also 
The feathers on the sides of the head behind 
the auriculars, are strongly tinged with the same color. 
a stripe along the median line of the head above. 
There is an indication of a brown 
tinge around the lower part of throat, as in Lincoln’s finch. The feathers in the middle of the 
back are darker than usual. 
This species differs from alaudinus in the strong shade of yellow on the head, the much 
darker tints above, and the thick crowding of larger and better defined spots beneath, with a 
faint tinge of reddish. The under tail coverts are more distinctly streaked. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. | Sex. | Locality. When collected. Whence obtained. Orig. Collected by— 
No. | No. 
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sole |eec-.— | San Francisco, Cal. ..---- May 8, 1854 _-_| Lt. Trowbridge.-.......-. paaces | a ag 
6331 Q | Benicia, Cal. ------------ Peal Omer Tits Williamson = 2onc2|-s-ac6 | Dr. Heermann- -.--.-.-.- 
5555! Q | Petaluma, Cal....--.---- March, 1856 -.| E. Samuels. ....-.--.-.- iT 3 eee eee RE Seer 
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