408 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



d 2 . Exposed culmen longer than hind-toe, without claw, and wing less 

 than seven times as long as tarsus. 



Above grayish brown, streaked with black, the broad black 

 streaks on back edged with narrower dull whitish or light 

 buffy grayish streaks ; superciliary stripe usually decidedly 

 yellow, especially anteriorly, rarely without yellow; be- 

 neath white, sometimes slightly tinged with buffy laterally 

 and across chest (especially in winter), the sides of throat, 

 chest, sides, and flanks streaked with blackish. Young 

 essentially similar to adults, but lighter streaks of upper 

 parts more buffy, dusky streaks of lower parts less sharply 

 defined, and superciliary stripe usually without yellow, and 

 finely streaked with dusky. 



e\ Superciliary and median crown-stripes very distinct ; flanks 

 rather narrowly streaked ; lower tail-coverts usually with- 

 out visible streaks. 



f l . Wing averaging more than 3.00, and never (?) less than 

 2.90. 



General tint above light grayish brown, with broad 

 black and narrower light grayish streaks of back 

 sharply contrasted ; superciliary stripe usually 

 decidedly yellow throughout (brighter anteri- 

 orly); length about 5.80-6.15, wing 2.90-3.20 

 (3.07), tail 2.10-2.40 (2.24), exposed culmen .40- 

 .50 (.46), depth of bill at base .25-.S2 (.29), tarsus 

 .S5-.95 (.90). Hab. Northwest coast, from Una- 

 lashka eastward and southward (to northern Cali- 

 fornia in winter ?) 542. A. sandwichensis 



(GMEL.). Sandwich Sparrow. 

 f 2 . Wing averaging much less than 3.00, and never (?) more 



than 2.90. 



g l . Bill stouter (usually more than .22, and averaging .24, 

 deep at base). 



Colors much as in A. sandwichensis, but aver- 

 aging browner, with superciliary stripe 

 less continuously or conspicuously yellow; 

 length about 4.85-5.50, wing 2.60-2.90 (2.73), 

 tarl 1.90-2.20 (2.07), exposed culmen .38-.4S 

 (.40), depth of bill at base .21-.27 (.24), tar- 

 sus .78-.90 (.82). Eggs .78 X -56. Hab. 

 Eastern North America, breeding from 

 northern United States to Labrador and 

 Hudson's Bay Territory. 



542a. A. sandwichensis savanna 

 (WiLs.). Savanna Sparrow. 



