192 THE BIRDS OF MONTREAL. 



long ; bill reddish-cinnamon. Adults : Above, rusty 

 and buffy-grayish, streaked with, black ; below, 

 whitish, tinged with grayish, and buffy, a rusty 

 spot on sides of breast. Young : Similar to adults, 

 but colours duller, lower parts streaked with dusky. 



181. Slate-coloured Junco. 



Length about 6 inches, tail about 2f inches 

 long; bill pinkish-white. Plumage slate-gray, 

 darker on head and chest ; belly and outer tail- 

 feathers white; plumage of female tinged with 

 brownish. Young : With plumage streaked above 

 and below. 



182. Song Sparrow. 



Length about 6J inches, tail about 3 inches long. 

 Above, brownish, streaked with blackish ; below, 

 whitish, streaked and spotted with brownish. 

 Young ; With colours more blended, and markings 

 less defined ; otherwise, similar to adults. 



183. Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Length about 5J inches, tail about 2J inches 

 long. Adults : Above, brown, streaked with black 

 top of head with a median grayish line ; malar 

 stripe buff, and broad band across chest buff, 

 streaked with black. 



184. Swamp Sparrow. 



Length about 5J inches, tail about 2J inches 



