184 PASSERES : Perching Birds 



GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW 



(557. Zonotrichia coronata) 7fin. 



Crown yellow, ashy behind, with black lateral stripes; back 

 brown, dusky-streaked; dull gray below, sides brown- washed; 

 edge of wing yellow. 



Immature: Crown greenish yellow, dusky-speckled; lateral 

 stripes brownish. 



Rather a dull bird, especially in comparison with the clean- 

 marked, sprightly Gambel with which it often associates. 



WESTERN CHIPPING SPARROW 



(560a. Spizella passerina arizonae) 5^ in. 



Crown bright chestnut; broad white superciliary; forehead and 

 line through eye black; back brown, black-streaked; under parts 

 ashy gray. The combination of chestnut crown and white 

 superciliary is distinctive. Color duller in winter. 



Immature: Browner, buffy replacing white of adult; crown 

 light brown, finely dusky-striped; breast striped. 



Song: An unmusical "chippy, chippy, chippy," many times 

 repeated. 



BREWER SPARROW 



(562. Spizella breweri) 5| in. 



Wholly gray-brown above, finely black-streaked; dull white or 

 grayish below. 



Immature: Streaked on chest and sides; back streaks broader; 

 wing with two whitish bars. 



A close relative of the Chipping Sparrow, but notably more 

 slender; and it sings from a sage bush instead of a forest or 

 orchard tree. 



