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This well-known and widely-distributed Sparrow was an abundant 

 species in every moist meadow and grassy marsh, not only in the valleys 

 but also in the lower canons of the mountains. It was found during the 

 greater portion of the year, or from March to November, inclusive. During 

 the breeding-season the male has a weak, lisping song, which may be some- 

 what nearly expressed by the syllables wit2, ivitz, ivih' — tzul, uttered as the 

 bird perches upon a fence-post, or a bush by the brook -side, or as it nestles 

 in the grass upon the ground. 



List of specimens. 



239, i ad.; Camp 19, West Humboldt Moautaius, Nevada, October 7, 1867. 5^— 

 9^ — 3— 2^— /g — a_2^_i.3_ Biii^ borncolor, darker ou ciilinea, lower maudible paler, 

 witb lilaceons glow; iris, liazel; tarsi, straw-color, toes more brownish. 



254, (? ad.; Camp 19, West Humboldt Mountains, Nevada, October 23, 1SG7. 

 5^ — 9y9g — SJjj — 2i — 1| — I — 2| — J. Tarsi, clear piukisb-wliite, with tinge of straw- 

 yellow, the toes stained with brownish. 



471, <? ad.; Carson City, Nevada, March 28, 1868. 5g— 8— 2J— 2|. Bill, lilac- 

 bluish, the upper mandible nearly black; iris, se])ia; tarsi and toes, brownish lila- 

 ceous-white. 



480, ^ ad.; Carsou, March 30, 1868. 5^1—91—3—2^5. Same remarks. 



553, ? ad.; Carson City, Nevada, Aiiril 27, 1868. 5J — 9—2^ — 2f . Same remarks. 



885, <? ad.; Ruby Valley, Nevada, August 29, 1868. 5§— (!)—(?)— 2§. Same 

 remarks. 



933, 9 ad.; Camp 25, Humboldt Valley, Septeujber 16, 1868. 5}^- 8i|— (?)— 2^. 

 Upper maudible, purplish-black, paler toward rictus; lower, deep salmon-puri)le, darker 

 terminally; iris, plumbeous-bister; tarsi, straw-white, toes more brownish. 



970, <J ad.; Salt Lake City, May 21, 1869. 5f— 9f. Bill, ashy-lilaceous, the upper 

 mandible dusky — nearly black on the culmen. 



971, $ ad.; same locality and date. 5§ — 8^. 



972, <J ad.; same locality and date. 5^ — 9i. 



1016, nest and eggs (5) ; Salt Lake City, May 21, 1869. Nest imbedded in ground, 

 in wet meadow. 



1017, nest and eggs (4); same locality, May 22. Nest in tuft of grass, in wet 

 meadow. 



1883, nests and eggs (4); same locality, June 3, 1869. Same remarks. 



1090, nest and eggs (4); Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, June 4, 1869. Nest 

 on ground, beneath strip of sage-brush bark, in wet meadow. 



1458, S jiiv.; Parley's Park, Utah, July 26, 1869. 5|— 9. Bill, brownishlilaceous, 

 darker on the culmen; iiis, brown; tarsi and toes, pale i)ink. 



1480, i juv.; Parley's Park, July 30, 1869. 5^9^. 



USlJuv.; Parley's Park, July 30. 5^— 9f. 

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