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U. S&S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII, Baird. 
Lincoln’s Finch. 
Fringilla lincolnii, Aup. Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 539, pl. 193.—Nurr. Man. I, 2d ed. 1840, 569. 
Linaria lincolnii, Ricu. List, 1837. 
Passerculus lincolnii, Bonar. List, 1838. 
Peucaea lincolnii, Aup. Synopsis, 1839, 113.—Is. Birds Amer. III, 1841, 116, pl. 177.—Bonar. Consp. 1850, 481.— 
Is. Comptes Rendus XX VII, 1854, 920. 
Passerculus zonarius, (Br.) Sciater, Pr. Zool. Soc. 1856, 305. 
Sp. Cy.—Crown chestnut, with a median and two lateral or superciliary ash colored stripes; each feather above streaked 
Pp y, P 
centrally with black. 
Back with narrow streaks of black. 
Beneath white, with a maxillary stripe curving round behind the 
ear coverts, a well defined band across the breast, extending down the sides, and the under tail coverts, brownish yellow. 
The maxillary stripe margined above and below with lines of black spots. 
body, with streaks of black, smallest in the middle of the former. 
The pectoral bands are sometimes paler. 
black. 
The throat, upper part of breast, and sides of the 
There is a chestnut stripe back of the ear, streaked with 
Length, 5.60; wing, 2.60. 
Hab.—United States from Atlantic to Pacific, and south through Mexico to Guatemala. 
This species is easily known among the American sparrows by the well marked yellowish 
band across the breast and the maxillary stripe of brownish yellow relieved against the white 
of the under parts generally. Ammodromus caudacutus has these stripes somewhat similar ; 
but the superciliary stripe is also yellowish, 
unspotted. The bill is much longer, and the 
Catal. Sex. 
6700 
3904 |...... 
6326 
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List of 
specimens. 
Locality. 
When col- Whence obtainad.| 
Collected by— | Length.| Stretch 
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.| Bald island, Neb.. 
Carlisle, Pa....cceeecee 
Iowa Point, Neb 
Platte river, Neb.. 
Big Sioux river, Neb... 
Vermilion river, Neb... 
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Blackfoot country, Neb. 
Upper Missouri ... 
Fort Laramie . 
.| Salt Lake city. ....000. 
Tamaulipas, Mex .....- 
Brownsville, Texas....|.seccevcce sees 
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.| New Mexico,(Camp 121) 
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Fort Tejon...... ecccecele 
California... 
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May 8, 1856 |.» 
July —, 1855|...... 
.| Lt. Williamson... 
..| J. X. de Vesey .. 
..| Dr. Heermann... 
| Lt. Williamson...) 
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| S. F. Baird ...... 
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| 8. F. Baird....... 
.| Sept. 10, 1857 | W. M. Magraw... 
Mar. 21, 1850) Capt. Stansbury .. 
Mar. —, 1853 | Lt. Qouch ....... 
| Lt. Whipple..... 
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not ash color, and the middle of the throat is 
generic characters otherwise different. 
Remarks. 
J. J. Audubon. 
Dr. Heermann ...}. 
lris very dull brown.... 
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Eyes dark br’n, bill slate 
color, yellow at base. 
Eyes dark brown...-+++ 
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