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SPABKOWS AND FINCHES. 



5. BREWER'S SPARROW, S. breweri. Differs from 

 4 in having sides of head uniform buff and in being more nar- 

 rowly streaked above. Western U. S. in winter south to Mex- 

 ico ; accidental in Mass. 



c. Zone-throated Sparrows. Zonotrachia. 



Large sparrows with rather long, pointed wings and 

 long, somewhat rounded tail ; streaks above but none below ; 

 throat, nearly white or lighter than other lower parts (See 4 

 for exception) ; crown, marked with black ; distinct white 

 wing bands. Nests on ground; eggs, pale bluish much spot- 

 ted with brown, 



1. WHITE-THROATED SPARROA¥, Z. albicollis. 

 6.35 ; reddish above ; white of throat in strong contrast with 

 gray of breast; yellow line from over eye to bill, white be- 

 Fig. 276. hind ; crown, black ; median line, white, 



fig. 276. Breeds in eastern N. A. from 

 the mountains of Mass. north to Hud- 

 son Bay ; winters from Mass. (not com- 

 monly) south to Fla. ; comes north in 

 April ; goes south in Oct. Frequents the 

 margins of woodlands and thickets near 

 the ground. Song, a series of prolonged, 

 sweet whistles, frequently given at 

 night on the breeding ground ; alarm, 

 a sharp chirp. Common ; som ewh at 

 gregarious. 



2. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 

 Z. LEUCOPHRYS. 7.00; grayish above; 

 no yellow about head ; white of throat 

 grading into gray of breast without 

 CC, F, c, 1. 1-3. strongcontrast; head with three distinct 

 white stripes; bill, deep red, fig. 277. Young, with top of 

 head reddish with lines of reddish-buff. Breeds in eastern 

 N. A. from northern N. E. northward through Labrador to 

 to southern Greenland ; goes south in Oct. ; north in May. 



