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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



Identification Chart No. 15. 





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No. 536. Lapland Longspur {Calcarius lap- 



poiiiciis. 



Breeds in the northern parts of N. A., migratingUn 

 winter to the northern border of the U. S. and rarely 

 to the middle portions, except in the interior where 

 they are fairly abundant. Length 6 in. Black crown, 

 sep?rated from the black of the sides of head and 

 throat by a whitish superciliary stripe. Chestnut 

 color on the back of neck. Rest of upper parts 

 streaked with black and buffy. In winter the black 

 and chestnut is nearly concealed b> the buffy tips 

 to the feathers. Female. Black on head concealed by 

 gray and that on throat broken. Chestnut color 

 almost concealed. 



No. 553. Harris Sparrow, (Zonotrichia 



querula) . 



Middle portions of the United States from Illinois 

 west to middle Kansas, and from Manitoba south to 

 Texas. Whole crown, throat and face black; sides 

 of head grayish. Upper parts streaked with black, 

 brownish and buffy. In winter the black on the 

 crown is concealed by grayish and the throat is white, 

 bordered with dusky streaks, and a rusty patch adorns 

 the breast. In the female the hood is imperfect and 

 intermingled with white. Length 7.5 in. 



No. 565. Black-chinned Sparrow, (^Spi:(ella 



airigularis .) 



Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. 

 Length, 6 in. Face and throat, black. A reddish 

 brown patch in the middle of the back. Rest of 

 plumage dark ash shading into whitish on the belly. 

 The female is slightly duller in color. The young 

 lack the black mask and the reddish brown on the 

 back is paler. It has an extremely long tail for its 

 slender body. 



English Sparrow, (Passer domesticus). 



An introduced species, but now covering the whole 

 of the United States and nearly all of Canada; fre- 

 quenting the cities and towns, where they are fa- 

 miliar objects on the streets. Very pugnacious and 

 make war on all the smaller native birds. Length, 

 6 in. Face and throat black. Hind neck chestnut. 

 Rest of upper parts grayish, streaked with black and 

 brown. Tail grayish. Under parts a dirty white. 

 Female dull brownish gray on the upper parts and 

 streaked with black and brown. Entire under parts 

 grayish brown with no black on the face or throat.. 

 No brown on the back of neck. Young males like 

 the female and with a small patch of blackish on the 

 chin. 



