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in the book), but with smaller bill; ground color of upper 

 parts, lighter, and streaks on the back, blacker and more 

 distinctly defined. Length, 5.65 to 6.40. 



WESTERN VESPER SPARROW. 



East of Cascade Mountains, " Sparingly distributed in 

 all open situations." (Dawson.) 



See Oregon Vesper Sparrow, page 94. 



Like the Oregon Vesper Sparrow, described in the book, 

 but larger; bill, less slender; color, more grayish; "bend of 

 wing, reddish-brown;" under-parts, dull white, without 

 the pinkish -buff of the Oregon variety. Length, 5.50 

 to 6.2 5 



THE BREWER SPARROW. 



This is one of the two common Sparrows of the sage- 

 brush. "Entire upper parts streaked with black or gray- 

 ish-brown; broad pale line over the eye; under-parts, dull 

 grayish." Length, 4.74 to 5.13, 



SAGE SPARROW. 



One of the two common Sparrows of the sage-brush 

 territory, easily distinguished from the Brewer by its 

 much lighter color. Upper parts, ashy-gray for sides of 

 head and sides of neck; down the back, growing brownish 

 toward the tail; back and scapulars, sharply streaked with 

 black; white eye-ring, with a short white median line; 

 under-parts, white, clear on throat, but breast streaked 

 with a gray sparrow-like central dusky spot; sides, buffy. 

 Length, about 6.00, 



