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first notes prolonged the last quickly giving 

 and accented. 



445. LECONTE SPARROW. 

 Size of last, but more slender, head and 

 hind neck buff, latter streaked with chest- 

 nut; more buff beneath, fig. 314. Breeds in 



Fig. 314 



Leconte Sparrow. 



prairie marshes of upper Mississippi Valley 

 north into Canada; winters in southern 

 States from S. C. to western Fla. Habits, 

 similar to last. 



446. SEASIDE SPARROW. 

 Larger, 5.50; gray above, slightly 

 streaked with darker; line over eye, yellow; 



