BIRDS—FRINGILLIDAE—SPIZELLA BREWERI. 475 
brown, giving to it an entirely different appearance from the adult. The streaks in the upper 
parts, too, are darker and more conspicuous. The margins of the feathers rather more rusty. 
This species is readily distinguishable from the other American Spizellas, excepting S. brewert, 
(which see,) in the dark streaks and median ashy stripe on the crown, the paler tints, the dark 
line on the side of the chin, &c. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. Sex. Locality. | When col- | Whence obtained. | Orig. | Collected by— | Length. | Stretch ‘Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. | No, | | of wings. 
eee | | 
1858:| 0000 Fort Union, Neb..... | 1843. | S. FP. Baird.. ‘| cane sece|soees ’ 
L937! | eccceleesees OSs scucselcececs ISAsieesiseee lease Ossccccoesscs| sewese| de Js AUGUDON..| 2. <cccee| scccienes | 
Alay ected lisesse Osean cree: | July 18, 1843 | Lt. @. K. Warren.. | : 
DAIS: |caees Blackfoot country....|/.ecceeO.eccee| sevee UOtaas sceasees esas | eases O0scivcae si ances cee [ietereaperse'a [ecclesia ire siarbetsle\e ne clewcateiel a ata amete 
894 |. .s00s Cheyenne river ...... Sept. 10, 1857 |..... dO... weee Iris dark brown 
4804 |...0.. Bijoux Hills.......6-. | May 14, 1857 | coves dO.. cous | Iris hazel ....0.eeeeee 
BOS in| Nebraska, yest crave} <<aesedOsejtcueloveeacdOsvazassaesee|scscce| socosGOscecsouc|, D:8¢ | 7250! 12:95 )| \ccccscatass esos esoear(ecmuae 
5715 | g | PoleCreek, K. T..-.. 1, 1856 | Lt. F. T. Bryan.....| 184 | W. 8. Wood....|.... 000 lisacsieeetleneces|tussesies ve ecsssieee Pome’ 
6359 |...... TEXAS. sees cease eeeeee ce eeee eee nee Capt. Pope....cseseleceees|reee aio Cee periccseleseecesel sone Pre eee eee eee eee 
4091 |..... Tamaulipas, Mex....| Mar. —, 1855 | Lt. Couch.......... 713 |eccesececceccens 4.75 7.25 | 2.25 Eyes dark brown; feet light 
| brown; bill slate. 
SPIZELLA BREWERI, Cassin. 
Brewer’s Sparrow. 
Emberiza pallida, Aup. Orn. Biog. V, 1839, 66; pl, 398, f. 2.—In. Synopsis, 1839.—Is 
71; pl. 161. (Not of Swainson, 1831.) 
Spizella breweri, Cassin, Pr. A. N. Sc. VIII, Feb. 1856, 40. 
. Birds Amer. III, 1841, 
Spe. Cu.—Similar to S. pallida; the markings more obsolete ; no distinct median and superciliary light stripes. The crown 
streaked with black. Length, 5 inches ; wing, 2.50. 
Hab.—Rocky mountains of United States to the Pacific coast. 
Some of the feathers on the sides with brown shafts. 
This species, if really distinct, is so very similar to the S. pallida as to require very close and 
critical comparison to separate it. One feature is the more obsolete character of the markings, 
which have not the sharpness and definition of pallida. The streaks on the back are narrower, 
and the central ashy and lateral whitish stripes of the crown are scarcely, if at all, appreciable. 
The clear ash of the back of the neck, too, is mostly wanting. The feathers along the sides of 
the body, near the tibia, and occasionally elsewhere on the sides, have brownish shafts, not 
found in the other. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. |Sex. Locality. When collected.| Whence obtained.| Orig. | Collected by— | Length. | Stretch | Wing. 
No. No. | of wings. 
2890 | @ | Rocky mountaing._--] June 15, 1834 | 8. F. Baird.._...|------ J. KK. Townsend_| ee | eee | eee 
1905: OU lyeceee Stes ee tee [ee ee es EI domienaeta|seee eben doses e eee 7/0 os |l 
63616}. ori Lejonsvalley==o.c2--|-eseoes-~ os e5- Lt. Williamson-.|.----- Dr. Heermann | ee eee eee) ees — 
GSG0R) Gy ilasaeee 0esese cco ere. | seman eeceee aloe kc d0seccosnelieune-|eoece< dotsenesse Rae ApS Beeman pecan 
6357 |----| Boca Grande, Mex.-.| Mar. —,1855 | Major Emory---- 40 | Dr. Kennerly Be (RE (eal 
6358 |.---| Camp 127,N.M., Bill | 
Williams’ Fork ._..| Feb. 26, 1854 | Lt. Whippple ---| 174 |.-..-- dowhs 225. [ewe ee 
63567) Q | El Paso, Texas......- May 4, 1852 | Col. Graham-...-|...... C. Wright_-..-- | 5.25 125 2.25 
