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KEY AND DESCRIPTION 



Atlantic 

 coast ; breeding in Nova Scotia, and wintering as far soutli as Georgia. 



19. Savanna Sparrow (542". Ammddramus sandwichensis 

 savdnna). — A common, very streaky, ground sparrow, with 

 some yellow in front of the eyes and on the bend of wing ; 

 in habits, size, and coloring much like the vesper spar- 

 row. The streaky under parts and the method of flying are 

 especially similar, but it lacks the chestnut bend of wing and 

 the distinct white under tail feathers of that species, only the 

 outer edge being whitish. 



Lengtli, 5^ ; wing, 2| (2J-2J) ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, J; culmen, f. Eastern 

 North America ; breeding from northern New Jersey and Missouri to 

 Hudson Bay, and wintering from North Carolina southward. The West- 

 ern Savanna Sparrow (542''. A. s. alaudinus) has a smaller and more 

 slender bill and is paler and more grayisli in color. It is found from the 

 Plains westward. 



20. Baird's Sparrow (546. Ammddranuis hdirdii). — A western, 

 ground-living, pale-yellowish-brown sparrow, with a streaky, 



grayish-brown back and 

 many sharp, small, dark 

 streaks on its head and 

 breast. From the breast 

 the under parts are a dull 

 white. Its notes have been 

 written by Dr. Cones, " zip- 

 zip-zip-zr-r-r-r." This spe- 

 cies is much like the last, 

 but its tail feathers are 

 more narrow and acute. 



Lengtli, 5.; ; wing, 2^ (2|-3) ; 

 tail, 2|^; tarsus, \; culmen,^. 

 Interior North America from 

 the Plains westward to Arizona. 



21. Grasshopper Sparrow 



arasstopper Sparrow (g^g Ammddramus savan- 



ncirum passertnus). — A common, streaky-backed, buffy -breasted, 

 ground sparrow, with the sides much like the breast, but the 



