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in first plumage are readily separable from those of S. socialis by the plain 

 crown and finer spottings of the under parts. 



70. Zonotrichia albicollis. 



First plumage : male. Above bright reddish-brown, darkest«upon the 

 crown, the feathers of the interscapular region with obscurely defined dark 

 brown centres. Superciliary stripe, and a poorly defined median stripe 

 upon the crown, brownish-white ; no decided yellow anterior to the 

 eye. Beneath brownish-white, with dusky streakings everywhere ex- 

 cepting upon the abdomen. From a specimen in my collection taken at 

 Upton, Me., July 30, 1874. 



71. Zonotrichia leucophrys. 



First plumage. Throat, breast, sides, and interscapular region streaked 

 thickly with dull black, most "broadly so on the back ; on the throat these 

 streaks are reduced to mere spots ; lateral stripes of crown dark brown ; 

 central §tripe dirty white. Anal and abdominal region immaculate. Cris- 

 sum faintly spotted. Otherwise like adult. From specimen in the col- 

 lection of J. Murdoch, obtained by him at Labrador, July, 1876. 



1Z Chondeatea grammica. 



First plumage. Crown dark brown, faintly tinged with chestnut. A 

 median and two lateral stripes of pale brownish-yellow. Best of upper 

 parts similar to the adult, but with the rump obscurely spotted, and the 

 streaking on the feathers of the interscapular region much broader. Lores 

 dull black. Beneath soiled white, thickly streaked everywhere, excepting 

 upon the abdomen, with dull black. From a specimen in my collection 

 obtained at Columbus, Ohio, by Dr. J. M. Wheaton. 



73. Euspiza americana. 



First plumage. Above pale fulvous, with broad markings of dark brown 

 upon the feathers of the interscapular region, and narrower fainter ones 

 of lighter brown upon the crown. Bend of wing, middle and greater cov- 

 erts, fulvous. Under parts delicate fawn-color, deepest upon the breast. 

 No markings beneath, excepting a faintly indicated line of dusky spots 

 upon the sides of the breast. From a specimen in my cabinet collected 

 at Columbus, Ohio, by Dr. J. M. Wheaton. This bird is very young, 

 scarcely large enough to fly. 



74. Cyanoapiza cyanea. 



First plumage : female. Above dark reddish-brown, slightly tinged 

 with oliye, a few of the feathers upon the interscapular region with very 

 obscure dusky central markings. Beneath pale reddish-brown, deepest 

 upon the abdominal and anal regions ; streaked distinctly on the sides 



