5O Birds of Oregon and Washington 



yellow line on forehead, extending over each eye ; black 

 upper tail-coverts and tail, and outer wing-parts ; light 

 yellow under tail-coverts. 



Female : Prevailing color, buffy or yellowish-brown 

 instead of old gold, with small white spots on wings. 



Transient resident. 



THE RUSTY SONG SPARROW. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION : 



Upper parts : rusty brown. 



Under parts : breast, white, dashed with long 

 brown spots, with a larger dusky spot in the 

 center. 



Length, 6 inches. 

 Found in hedges and low growths. 



Every part of temperate North America has a 

 Song Sparrow of some variety. Eastern Oregon 

 and Washington have one that is distinguished 

 for his dark, rusty color, except upon his 

 breast, which resembles that of the other mem- 

 bers of the Song Sparrow family in that it is 

 grayish-white in background, with frequent dark 

 brown spots, and a larger dash of the same color 

 in the center. 



This little bird is, in a number of respects, in 

 great contrast with the White-crowned Sparrow, 



