Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked. 
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540. Vesper Sparrow (‘Powcetes gramineus). L. 
6.1. Outer tail-feather mostly white; hind toe-nai 
not longer than toe; Jesser wing-coverts reddish brown. 
Ads, Above grayish brown streaked with black and 
chestnut; below whitish, breast and sides streaked with 
black and chestnut. Notes. Call, chip. Song, loud 
and musical Look-look, see-see, me-me-me-me-me-me-sing, 
followed by a confusion of notes. 
Range. Eastern North America; breeds from Virginia, Illinois and 
Missouri north to New Brunswick and Manitoba; winters from Vir- 
ginia and southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. 
540a. Western Vesper Sparrow (P. g. confinis). 
Similar to No. 540, but paler, less black above; bill 
somewhat more slender. 
Range.—Western United States from the Plains to the Sierra; 
breeds from Arizona and New Mexico north to the Saskatchewan and 
British Columbia; winters south into Mexico. 
540b. Oregon Vesper Sparrow (P. g. affinis). 
Similar to No. 540a, but smaller, W. 3; bill still more 
slender; plumage browner, more buffy; browner even 
than No. 540, the underparts, including belly, suffused 
with buff. 
Range.—Pacific coast; breeds in western Oregon (and north?) ; 
winters southwest of the Sierra to San Diego, California. 
575. Pine-woods Sparrow (Peucea estivalis). L. 
5.8: T. 2.5. Bend of the wing yellow; outer tail- 
feathers much shorter than the middle pair. Ads. 
Above reddish chestnut, dead and back streaked with 
black and margined with gray; below whitish, breast 
faintly tinged with buff. Notes. Song, exceedingly sweet 
and plaintive. 
Range.—Florida and southern Georgia; winters In southern Florida, 
575a. Bachman Sparrow (‘P. @. bachmani). Sim- 
ilar to No. 575, but above brighter reddish chestnut, 
black streaks fewer and usually confined to back; 
breast and sides deeper buff. 
Range.—Lower Mississippi Valley, west to southern Indiana and 
southern Illinois, east to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, 
and Virginia (rarely); west to Concho County, Texas; winters south in 
Atlantic States, to southern Florida. 
576. Botteri Sparrow (Peucea botteri). L. 6; T. 
2.8. Bend of wing yellow; outer tail-feathers shortest. 
Ads. Above bright rusty brown (about the color of a 
Field Sparrow), head and back streaked with black 
and margined with gray; below buffy, the center of the 
belly whitish. Notes. Song, begins with a faint trill 
followed by a succession of disjointed syllables, cha, 
cheewee, wee, wee, wee, wir. (Henshaw.) 
Range.- Entire plateau of Mexico north to Lower Rlo Grande Val- 
ley in Texas and southern Arizona. (Ridgw.) 
78. Cassin Sparrow (‘Peucwa cassini). L. 6; T. 
2.8. Bend of wing yellow; outer tail-feathers shortest, 
their ends with distinct grayish patches. Ads. Above 
gray streaked with duii reddish brown and spotted or 
barred with black; below grayish white. Notes. Song, 
lengthened and pleasing, usually sung on wing. 
Range.—Texas and southern Kansas west to southern Nevada and 
Arizona south into Mexico. 
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