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ish and generally unmarked. The tail and wings are dusky, the latter with 

 the feathers edged with huffy brown and whitish. The belly and feathers be- 

 neath the tail are white, the Hanks, sides, and 

 breast slate gray. There are usually traces 

 of fine wavy, transz'crsc, darker viarkings on 

 the breast, \\\<t throat patch is o[ pure zuhitc, 

 clearly defined against the color op the breast 

 and sides of the neck. 



The birds vary much with age and sea- 

 son, the white and black markings of the head 

 are often obscure, but traces of the yellow in 

 front of the eye and on the bend of the wing, 

 in connection with the more or less defined 

 white throat patch, will render recognition 

 an easy matter. 



They nest on the ground, or near it, 

 building a structure of coarse grasses and plant fibre lined with finer material. 



HEAD OF WHITE-THROATED SPAR- 

 ROW ADULT. 



WHITE-THROATED SPARRO\A'. IMMATURE. AUTUMN PLUMAGE. 



