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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AIMERICA. 



Top of head and back, chestnut ana black; 



sides, sometimes witli l)l:u"k spots. Occurs 

 only as far as kaowu iu Florida aud Southern 

 Georgia. 



Pine-woods Sparrow. 



Peucaoe cestivalis. 

 See No. 434. 



Top (if head and back, rufous brown with more or less ^a:ray on feathers : sides, 

 without spots. 



Bachman's Sparrow. 



Peiicaoi Kstivalis bachmanii. 

 See No. 435. 



Part 4. The following species have the breast not streaked (in the 

 adult); carpal Joint (bend of wing), not edged with yellow : — 



Win<;- coverts aud secondaries, edged with rufous 

 brown ; flanks, brownish olive. 



Swamp Sparrow. 



MelospLva georgia » n . 

 See No. 438. 



Wing coverts aud secondaries, edged with pale tawny 

 buft'; tail feathers, brown, narrowly edged with 

 brownish white ; flanks, i)ale buffy white. 



Field Sparrow. 



Spizella pallida. 

 See No. 426. 



Spizella pallida. 



