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streaks cm the sides. General cciloration inoi'o <ir U\sh buff, according tci ;iij(! and seasmi. 

 Crmvn witli black lateral stripes, separated by a whitish stripe becdiiiiug dchrcy cm fiirehcad. 

 Sides (if lic^ad buff, brightest i.iu the long broad supciviliary liue, enclosing slaty-gray aurieulars, 

 wliich arc^ bordered above by ablack post-oeuUir line, sonietinjes cliieHy a[ipcaring as a dark s[ii'clf 

 beliind tlieni. Cervical featliers bay, black-shafted and wliitiah-edged, lonning a distinct inlrr- 

 val between markings of back and crown. Dorsal feathers in hold pattern, wilh lihudc Iciniinal 

 c'entral field, little rufous and mncli whitish or huffy edging ; streaking extending on rump and 

 uii|ier tail-coverts. Wing-coverts and inner sccoudaries colored bcddly to corres])ond with the 

 hack. Under parts bufiy-white, sometimes quite whitish, again much mor<' bully, with season, 

 usually (piite buff with only belly whitish. Presli moulted fall birds are often entirely deep 

 buff Ixdow, exceptiug the belly, which is white, in markcid contrast. Young : ]'>ili still smaller, 

 reddish-l)rown instead of bhiislt ; general cohir buff above, whitish IicIoh-, more or less huil'y on 

 breast and sides ; markings of upper parts black, witiiout the bay and hmwu variegation, except 

 i>u wings and tail, wliicli are nearly as in tlie adults ; sparse black streaks of under parts usually 

 appearing across breast as well as on sides. An interesting, long-lost species, recently redis- 

 covered : Yellowstone Iv. (Aiiditboii, 1843); Texas {Lincccuiii) ; Dakota (t'oKcs, 187.')); 

 niiuois (i\^(*ow, 1875); Iowa {Newton, l?>lh) ; Minnesota (2V/?(7»i/, IS? S) ; South Carolina! 

 (lodinis, 1881.) Approaching Aniiiiodramiis ciiiidaciitus in many respects, and inhabiting 

 similar resorts in tlie interior. Nest and eggs still unknown. 

 78. AMJIO'DRAMUS. (Gr. n^'nos, aniiiios, sand ; Spa/jfii', draiiiciii, to run.) Sk.v-suie Sp.vi;- 

 Itows. Hill remarkably slender and lengthened for this family, with culnien decurved toward 

 end, gonys straight, and sometimes an 

 evident lobatiou of the cutting edge of 

 the upper mandible. Wings short and 

 rounded, yet longer than tail ; inner sec- 

 ondaries, though not elongate, reaching 

 nearly to end of primaries when wing 

 is closed ; point formed by 2d-4th quills. 

 Feet large and stout, reaching out- 

 stretched about to end of tail; tarsus 

 about eipial to middle toe and claw in 

 length ; lateral toes of equal lengths, 

 very short, their claws underreaching 

 base of middle claw. Tail shorter vr 

 not longer than wings, much rounded, 

 of narrow, stifiish, sharp-pointed feath- 

 ers. Embracing small streaky marsh 

 sparrows, especially of the sea-coast, 

 but not c-xclnsively maritime, as long 

 supposed ; remarkable for slenderness 

 of the bill, sharp narroM- tail-feathers, and stout feet fitted for grasping slender swaying reeds. 

 Edge of wing bright yellow ; a yellow spot or buff stripe on head ; upper parts olive-gray or 

 quite blackish, streaky. 



Analysis of Sptci^s. 

 Loral spot find edge of wing bright yellow. 



Upiior p.-irts olive-gray obscurely streaked maritimns "SS 



nigrescens 239 



cavdacutns 240-241 



338. A. mari'timus. (Lat. maritimus, maritime, coast-wise; mare, the sea. Fig. 2;«).) Sea-side 

 Pinch. Olive-gray, obscurely streaked on back and crown with darker and paler ; bcdow, whit- 

 ish, often washed with browuisli, shaded on sides witli color of back, and with Ul-detined dark 



Fio 230 - Generis details of ,-/mni(«/ramu,« {J. caiidacutiis), 

 nat. size, (Ad. nat. del. E. C.) 



Upper parts quite blackish 

 A long buff superciliary stripe 



