Fringilla palustris, Witson, Am. Orn. III, 1811, 49; pl. xxii, f. 1.—Aupupon, Orn. Biog 
BIRDS —FRINGILLIDAE—MELOSPIZA PALUSTRIS, 
MELOSPIZA PALUSTRIS, Baird. 
Swamp Sparrow. 
pl. 64. 
Fringilla (Spiza) palustris, Bonar. Obs. Wilson, 1825, No. 105. 
Passerculus palustris, Bonar. List, 1838.—Is. Conspectus, 1850, 481. 
Ammodromus palustris, Aup. Syn. 1839.—Is. Birds Amer. III, 1841, 110; pl. 175. 
2? Fringilla georgiana, Laru. Index Orn, I, 1790, 460. 
Fringilla (Ammodromus) georgiana, Nurr. Man. I, 2d ed. 1840, 588. 
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I, 1831,.331: V, 508; 
(May Peucea aestivalis.)—Licur. Verz. 1823, No. 251. 
Sp. Cu.—Middle of the crown uniform chestnat ; forehead black ; superciliary streak, sides of head and back and sides of 
neck, ash. 
A 
brown stripe behind the eye. 
especially across the breast, and washed with yellowish brown on the sides. 
become distinct on its sides. 
abruptly to white towards the end, Length, 5.75; wing, 2.40 inches. 
Female with the crown scarcely reddish streaked with black, and divided by a light line. 
Hab.—Eastern United States from the Atlantic to the Missouri. 
Back broadly streaked with black. Beneath whitish, tinged with ashy anteriorly, 
A few obsolete streaks across the breast, which 
Wings and tail strongly tinged with rufous; the tertials black, the rufous edgings changing 
Tn autumn the male of this species has the feathers of the crown each with a black streak ; 
and the centre of the crown with an indistinct light stripe, materially changing its appearance. 
The forehead is usually more or less streaked with black. 
A supposed young of this species from the Missouri plains has the head above nearly uniform 
blackish ; the back pale yellowish brown streaked conspicuously with black, the under parts 
dirty white, the breast and sides distinctly streaked with black. 
In the uncertainty whether the Fringilla georgiana of Latham be not rather the Peucaea 
aestivalis than the swamp sparrow, I think it best to retain Wilson’s name. 
applies as well to the latter, which has the black sub-maxillary streak, and the chin and 
throat more mouse colored than in palustris. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. | 
No. 
Locality. When collected. 
| Carlisle, Pa. ....-.-- Oct. 17, 1842 
leer dotok es ae | May 13, 1841 
apes (Xo ae Oct. 17, 1842 
Gee do-.----------| Oct. 3, 1842 
eee ee ee ee ee May 2, 1843 
Union county, Ill-.-. April 20, 1857 
Vermilion river, Neb. . Se ovideeneascc= 
Whence obtained. 
SEO Ish es 
N. W. University. 
Lt. G. K. Warren .. 
Collected by— 
R. Kennicott 
Dr. Hayden 
It certainly 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
