408 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
@. Exposed culmen longer than hind-toe, without claw, and wing less 
than seven times as long as exposed culmen. 
Above grayish brown, streaked with black, the broad black 
streaks on back edged with narrower dull whitish or light 
buffy grayish streaks; superciliary stripe usually decidedly 
yellow, especially anteriorly, rarely without yellow; be- 
neath white, sometimes slightly tinged with buffy laterally 
and across chest (especially in winter), the sides of throat, 
chest, sides, and flanks streaked with blackish. Young 
essentially similar to adults, but lighter streaks of upper 
parts more buffy, dusky streaks of lower parts less sharply 
defined, and superciliary stripe usually without yellow, and 
finely streaked with dusky. 
e'. Superciliary and median crown-stripes very distinct; flanks 
rather narrowly streaked ; lower tail-coverts usually with- 
out visible streaks. 
fi. Wing averaging more than 3.00, and never (?) less than 
2.90. 
General tint above light grayish brown, with broad 
black and narrower light grayish streaks of back 
sharply contrasted; superciliary stripe usually - 
decidedly yellow throughout (brighter anteri- 
orly); length about 5.80-6.15, wing 2.90-3.20 
(3.07), tail 2.10-2.40 (2.24), exposed culmen .40- 
50 (.46), depth of bill at base .25-.32 (.29), tarsus 
.85-.95 (.90). Hab. Northwest coast, from Una- 
lashka eastward and southward (to northern Cali- 
fornia in winter ?)......... 542. A. sandwichensis 
(GuEL.). Sandwich Sparrow. 
J. Wing averaging much less than 3.00, and never (?) more 
than 2.90. 
g. Bill stouter (usually more than .22, and averaging .24, 
deep at base). 
Colors much as in A. sandwichensis, but aver- 
aging browner, with superciliary stripe 
less continuously or conspicuously yellow; 
length about 4.85-5.50, wing 2.60-2.90 (2.73), 
tail 1.90-2.20 (2.07), exposed culmen .38-.43 
(.40), depth of bill at base .21-.27 (.24), tar- 
sus .78-.90 (.82). Hggs .78 X 56. Hab. 
Eastern North America, breeding from 
northern United States to Labrador and 
Hudson’s Bay Territory. 
542a. A. sandwichensis savanna 
(Wits.). Savanna Sparrow. 
