CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. 
561. NSpizella pallida. 5% inches. 
No reddish brown in the plumage; crown largely 
black, with a whitish stripe in centre. The habits of 
these birds are the same as those of the Chippy; they are 
abundant on the Plains north to Saskatchewan and breed 
south to the northern portion of the United States. 
They spend the winter in Mexico. Their nests and eggs 
cannot be distinguished from those of the preceding, ex- 
cept, perhaps, by the fact that the nest has more grass 
than hair. 
BREWER SPARROW. 
562. Spizella breweri. 51% inches. 
Like the lest species, the general tone of plumage of 
this is gray. It differs, though, in having the crown 
finely streaked with blackish. It is a more western 
species than the last and is rarely found east of the 
Rockies. It ranges from British Columbia southward 
into Mexico. 
