Western House Wren Smaller than English sparrow; upper parts 

 grayish cinnamon brown; under parts grayish tinged with brown; 

 back barred; tail held at an abrupt angle with body; call, a scolding 

 ker-ring. 



English Sparrow Throat and upper breast black; crown gray; 

 band behind eye and on nape brown. Under parts dirty white; back 

 wings and rump brown streaked with black. Black patch on breast 

 very distinct. 



Western Robin 



Western Robin Head dark; upper parts slate gray; wings and 

 tail darker; breast rust-brown; abdomen white. Found usually feed- 

 ing near the ground. 



Western Chipping Sparrow Smaller than English sparrow; un- 

 der parts streaked gray, brown streak on head; light under parts. 



Heerman Song Sparrow Size English sparrow. Above brownish 

 olive-gray with distinct black streaks; tail without a decided rufous 

 tinge; black and brown stripes below radiating from throat. 



San Diego Sparrow Similar to Heerman song sparrow^ but lighter 

 and smaller. 



Thick-billed Sparrow Larger than English sparrow. Above and 

 spots below brownish gray; wings and tail brown; bill large. 



Western Lark Sparrow Upper parts brownish gray streaked with 

 black; head and throat marked with black streaks radiating from bill; 

 chestnut patch on side of head; under parts white; black spot on 

 breast. 



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