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Brewster on the Birds of Western North Carolina. [January 



48. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Qiiite as common, ubi- 

 quitous, and familiar as in New England. I did not find it above 

 4000 feet. 



49. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Less numerous than the 

 Chippy, but of equally general distribution, occurring most frequently in 

 steep, bush-grown pastures on the mountain sides, but often in open oak 

 or chestnut woodland. Its song differed markedly from that of our New 

 England bird ; as a rule it was higher-pitched, shriller, and less melodious. 



50. Junco hyemalis carolinensis, 



JUNCO. 



svisp. 



nov. Carolina 



SuBSP. Char: — Differing from y. hyemalis in beinglarger, with lighter, 

 bluer, and more uniform coloration, and a horn-colored, instead of pink- 

 ish-white or yellowish, bill. 



$ ad. (No. 10597, Black Mt., North Carolina, June 2, 1885. W. B.). 

 Middle of breast behind and of the belly, under tail-coverts, and outer 

 three tail-feathers, white, the third feather with a narrow inner edging of 

 slate-color; remainder of plumage deep bluish or ashy plumbeous, the 

 crown and back concolor, the throat a shade lighter, no blackish any- 

 where except on the wings and tail, the feathers of which are nearly, if not 

 quite, black with grayish-plumbeous outer edging; bill (in the dried spec- 

 imen, I unfortunately neglected to note its color in fresh birds) dark horn- 

 color. Wing, 3.20; tail, 2.70; bill, .51. 



? ad. (No. 10567, Highlands, N. C, May 28, 1885. W. B.) Smaller 

 than the $ and generally lighter colored, with a tinge of brownish above 



measurements. 

 Jnnco hyemalis carolinensis. 



y. hyemalis. 



Upton, Me 



Shelburne, N. H. . . . 

 Mt. Washington, N.H. 



Shelburne, " 



June 12, 

 ' 12, 



July 21, 

 ' 12, 

 ' '2, 

 ' IS. 



