Appendix. 



121. Western Lark Finch ; Chondestes gram- 

 mac us strigatus (Swains.). 



An easily distinguished sparrow of rather large 

 size (length about seven inches). Its character- 

 istic markings are the broad white tips of the 

 long tail-feathers and the curious lines ofchestnut, 

 white and black on the head. Above light grayish 

 brown, narrowly streaked with blackish brown. 

 Crown and sides of head chestnut, with a line 

 of grayish or white on top of head. A narrow 

 line of black on each side of throat and a small 

 irregular black patch on the breast. Otherwise, 

 under parts white. A generally distributed 

 summer resident of CaUfornia, wintering in the 

 interior valleys and in the southern parts of the 

 State. 



12 2. White-crowned Sparrow; Zonotrichia 

 leucophrys (Forst.). 



This species is the first of a restricted group of 

 rather large sparrows, all with distinctive head 

 markings. Length nearly seven inches. The 

 adult birds have a clear white crown-patch, 

 bordered by distinct bands of black. A second 

 line of white bounds the black, starting back 

 from the eye, while below this is another nar- 

 row line of black. Coloration in general ashy, 

 darker above, brownish on rump, and middle of 

 the back streaked with brown; below whitish 

 ash, paler on throat, browner on sides. The 

 immature birds have the black replaced by 

 brown. 



There are three race forms of the white-crowned 

 sparrow, all of which are found in California. 

 The typical bird of the eastern states is as de- 



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