86 BIRDS. 



3. Western, E. to Ohio; abundant on prairies and river 

 bluffs; a fine songster. 



13. ZONOTRICHIA, Swainson. WHITE - CROWNED 

 SPARROWS. 



1. Z. leucophrys, (Forst.) Sw. WHITE - CROWNED 

 SPARROW. Streaked above, with but little chestnut; 

 crown with a broad white median band, a narrow black 

 one and a white one on each side of it; no yellow any 

 where; throat like breast; young with the crown chiefly 

 rich brown; L. 7; W. 3J; T. 3. N. Am.; less common 

 than the next. 



2. Z. albicollis, (Gm.) Bon. WHITE-THROATED SPAR- 

 ROW. PEABODY BIRD. Much chestnut streaking above ; 

 crown black, with white median and superciliary stripes; 

 spot over eye and edge of wing always yellow; ashy 

 below, whitening on throat; $ duller; L. 7; W. 3; T. 

 3-jp. E. N. Am.; an abundant and handsome sparrow. 



3. Z. querula, (Nutt.) Gambel. BLACK -HOODED 

 SPARROW. Crown, face and throat jet black; no yellow; 

 $ with less black; L. 7; W. 3; T. 3J. Missouri 

 region, E. to Minn. 



14. SPIZELLA, Bonaparte. CHIPPING SPARROWS. 



1. S. moniicola, (Gm.) Baird. TREE SPARROW. 

 Streaked above ; crown chestnut ; bill black above, 

 yellow below; neck, line over eye and under parts ashy 

 gray; a dark pectoral blotch; white wing bars; L. 6; 

 W. 3; T. 3. N. Am., chiefly northerly; U. S. in winter. 



2. S. pusilla, (Wils.) Bon. FIELD SPARROW. General 

 color of preceding, but paler and duller; bill pale; wing 

 bands rather obscure; L. 5; W. 2; T. 2. E. U. S., 

 abundant. [S. agrestis, (Bart.) Coues.] 



