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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Top of head and back, chestnut ana black; 



sides, sometimes with l)hiclv spots. Occurs 



only as far as knowu iu Florida aud Southern 



Georgia. 



Pine-woods Sparrow. 



Peucace mstivalis. 



See No. 434. 



Top of head and laack, rufous browu with more or less gray on feathers ; sides, 

 without spots. 



Bachman's Sparrow. 



Peucaoi wstivalis hachiiianii. 

 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 : — 



AViug coverts aud secondaries, edged witli rufous 

 brown; flanks, brownish olive. 



Swamp Sparrow. 



MehjKpisa (jeorrfiniKi . 

 See No. 438. 



Wiug coverts and secondaries, edged with pale tawny 

 buft'; tail feathers, brown, narrowly edged with 

 brownish white; flanks, pale bufiy white. 



Field Sparrow. 



Spizella pallidn,. 

 See No. 426. 



Spizella pallida. 



