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of head with large chestnut patch ; forehead and line through 

 eye black ; line over eye, and vertical dash in center of fore- 

 head whitish ; young streaked below. Common in summer in 

 gardens and orchards, as well as in native woods. (See page 

 113.) 



Song-Sparrow (with several different races). Length, 

 5^ to 6% inches ; bill cone-shaped ; feet strong ; plumage, 

 lengthwise streaked with brown or blackish, the streaks 

 below joining to form a dense black spot in center of breast ; 

 belly white ; top of head and back with admixture of chestnut. 

 Abundant resident along streams and in moist brushy places 

 generally. (See page 53.) 



Fox-Sparrow (with several races). A large sparrow; 

 length, 7 inches ; feet large ; bill sharp-pointed, but very 

 thick at base ; general color above, dark brown ; below, whit- 

 ish, thickly marked on breast with conspicuous sooty-brown 

 arrow-shaped spots. Common winter visitant in brushy locali- 

 ties anywhere, appearing about hedges and gardens. (See 

 page 109.) 



White-crowned Sparrow (three races).- -Length, 6^ 

 inches; below, ashy white; above, pale brownish, streaked 

 with dark brown, or sooty ; wings variously mottled with bay, 

 whitish, and sooty ; top of head with three conspicuous white 

 stripes and two jet-black ones ; young with black crown-stripes 

 replaced with brown ones. Abundant winter resident every- 

 where. One race (Nuttall sparrow) summers in coast region 

 from Monterey northward, including the San Francisco parks. 

 (See page 111.) 



Golden-crowned Sparrow. Larger ; length, G% inches; 

 beneath, pale brown ; above, darker, streaked with sooty on 

 the back ; top of head with two black stripes inclosing a bright 



