84 BIRDS. 



brown above, thickly streaked; ashy below; throat, lores 

 and chin black; $ duller, without black; feet small; L. 

 6; W. 2f ; T. 2%. Introduced from Europe; abundant 

 in the large cities. 



2. P. montanus, Auct. EUROPEAN TREE SPARROW. 

 " Distinguished by the chestnut crown, and the similarity 

 of both sexes and the young." Introduced with preced- 

 ing, and abundant in St. Louis (Dr. J. C. Merrill), and 

 perhaps other places. 



9. PASSERCULUS, Bonaparte. SAVANNA SPARROWS. 



1. P. savanna, (Wils.) Bon. SAVANNA SPARROW. 

 Sharply streaked; streaks on back blackish; superciliary 

 line and edge of wing yellowish; L. 5|-; W. 2f; T. 2. 

 N. Am., abundant on plains and shores. 



2. P. princeps, Maynard. IPSWICH SPARROW. Streaks 

 on back sandy brown, not sharply denned; superciliary 

 line white in front; L. 6; W. 3i; T. 2%. Mass., lately 

 discovered. 



10. PO(ECETES, Baird. GRASS SPARROWS. 



1. P. gramineus, (Gm.) Baird. BAY -WINGED BUNT- 

 ING. GRASS SPARROW. GROUND BIRD. Thickly streaked 

 everywhere; slightly buffy below; L. 6; W. 3; T. 2|. 

 N. Am., abundant in fields, etc., and known at once by 

 the chestnut bend of wing and white outer tail feathers. 



//. AMMODROMUS, Swainson. SHORE SPARROWS. 



* Bill stout ; tail feathers acute but not rigid ; crown with a medium 

 light stripe ; inland species. (Coturniculus, Bon.) 



1. A. passerinus, (Wils.) Baird. YELLOW -WINGED 

 SPARROW. Much streaked above; feathers edged with 

 bay; breast buffy, unstreaked; wings and tail short; edge 



