474 U. S. P, R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
The young have the chestnut of the crown varied with narrow blackish lines, sometimes the 
chestnut little appreciable. The upper part of the breast and sides streaked with brown. 
This species is readily distinguished from S. monticola by its black bill and forehead ; black 
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. 
Catal.} Sex and) Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig. | Collected by— ener Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. age. lected. No. eines, 
| : a | | 
10150] G | Washington, D. C.....|..es.seevsees J. C. McGuire ..... | | Weeiceces| eh sosecdlwecasclersose 
1424] @ | Carlisle, Pa... .| May 2, 1844] 8. F. Baird... 8.75 | 2.92 | 
721 epee bancee dO: 5-5 .| Sept. 16, 1842 }...... COssecccse Bellaccoos re EEE beesancd beoan 
11086 | OO |ecece. Oslessscicccinnesist July” 5; 1843 |e. .ce0 Ch Baad coach INoselecesiesvcleses|| vsvieissies||(sels'eleenel sesh tee 
10269 7] .e2. cece Pembina. .cccccseseeces Sept. 26, 1857 | N. W. University ..|...+..) Re Kenmicott...|....eees|eeeeeeeeleeeeeees | Cbtoodobacigngahoconss= 
4805 |..ceeees Bald Island, Neb....... April 25, 1857 | Lt. G. K. Warren 8.00 2.62 -| Byes dark.........006 
5411 fof | Fort Lookout, Neb..... June —, 1856 |...... dO.. coon cece |eeeeeeloneees 2.75. | Oss eeeeseeece 
STIS 2 eeee eeee) Pole creck. .eseesseeves Aug. —, 1856 | Lt. Bryan... ...ses |e eeeee 
rosoetccc 1854 | Dr. Suckley........ 
ecco cccee 1854 | ......d0......06 
eecereeee 1854 |......do 
April —, 1856 |...... GOv.ccins sees 
May —, 1855] Dr. J. G. Cooper... 
QO May 5, 1855] Dr. Suckley........ 
3 .| May 2, 1855 |...... dose eoree: | 
GB foveee «.|May 4, 1855 ]...... GOs chieeictenas 
5596 G | Petaluma, Cal.........) May 24,1855) E, Samuels........ | | 
6346 |........ | Sacramento, Cal...ccecjecceeee eee tees Lt. Williamson..... Jevcees 
6347 |..... ..| Tejon Pass, Cal........ | |lacsinse'ste dO.s cesccesec-loccces 
Fort Tejon... cece. eres J. X.de Vesey. .... leaner 
8054 |occeceee MeCXiCONcenics'scie'saiclcess J. Gould...ccccveccloccoes 
SPIZELLA PALLIDA, Bonap. 
Clay-colored Bunting. 
Emberiza pallida, Sw. F, Bor. Am. II, 1831, 251. (Not of Audubon.) 
Spizella pallida, Bonar. List, 1838. 
Spinites pallidus, Capanis, Mus. Hein. 1851, 133. 
Emberiza shattuckii, Avp. Birds Am. VII, 1843, 347; pl. 493. 
Spizella shattuckiit, Bonar. Conspectus, 1850, 480. 
Sp. Co.—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 anda 
lateral or superciliary ashy white stripe. Beneath whitish, tinged with brown on the breast and sides, and an indistinct narrow 
brown streak on the edge of the chin. Ear coverts brownish yellow, margined above and below by dark brown. Length, 
4.75; wing, 2.55. 
Hab.—Upper Missouri river and High Central plains to the Saskatehewan 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 
