MJG RANTS AND WINTKK RESIDEN7S 167 



White-throated Sparrow; Peabody Bird: Zonotrichia 

 albicollis. 



A black crown divided by three white stripes; zvhite patch 

 on throat; line before eye and bend of wing yellow; upper 

 parts brown streaked with black; two white wing-bars; under 

 parts whitish. Length 6^4 inches. September 28 to May 20. 

 Very common in Zoological Park. 



Tree Sparrow; Winter Chippy: SpizcUa nwiiticola. 



Crown bright chestnut; line over eye, cheeks, throat and 

 breast gray; rest of plumage brownish streaked with darker; 

 black spot on breast; two whitish wing-bars. Length 6J4 

 inches. November i to April 5. Abundant winter visitant. 



Slate-colored Junco; Snowbird: Jiuico Jiyciiialis. 



Upper parts, throat and breast slate color; belly pure 

 white; no wing-bars; outer tail-feathers white. Length 614 

 inches. October 5 to April 25. Abundant. 



Lincoln's Sparrow: Mdospha lincolnii. 



Lincoln's Sparrow, which is a rare migrant, is distin- 

 guished by a crcam-biiff band across the striped breast. 

 Length 5)4 inches. May and October. 



Swamp Sparrow: Mdospiza gcorgiaiia. 



Forehead black; crown chestnut-red, in winter with black 

 stripes; a gray line over the eye, and sides of neck gray; 

 back brown, broadly striped with black, with touches of 

 buff and rusty; throat and belly white, breast grayish. 

 Length 5)4 inches. April to May 15; September 25 to 

 October 30. Very common migrant; a few winter. 



Fox Sparrow: Passcirlla iliaca. 



Our largest Sparrow. Upper parts reddish-brown, wings 

 and tail brighter; under parts whitish; throat, breast and sides 

 heavily spotted zvith reddish-broivn like a Thnish. Length 71/2 

 inches. February to April 5; October 25 to November. 

 Abundant migrant; a few winter. 



