Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked. 
548. Leconte Sparrow (Ammodramus  lecontet), 
L.5. Noyellow on wing; tail-feathers pointed, outer 
ones much the shortest. Ads. Broad line over eye, 
throat, breast and sides rich buff; nape chestnut and 
gray; back black narrowly margined with chestnut and, 
at the sides, broadly with buff; sides streaked; breast 
rarely with a few streaks. Notes. Call, a thin, sharp, 
tweet, and a_long-drawn 0277; song, a tiny, husky, 
reese, reese. (Seton.) 
Range.—Great Plains and more western prairies; breeding from 
Dakota, Minnesota, etc., to Manitoba, migrating south and east, in 
winter, through Illinois, lowa, Kansas, etc,, to South Carolina and 
Gulf States from Florida to Texas.” (Ridgw. 
) 
533. Pine Finch (Spcnus pinus). L.5. Bill sharp- 
ly pointed; a tuft of bristly feathers over the nostril; 
tail slightly forked. Ads. Base of tail, of inner wing- 
feathers and outer edges of primaries yellow; above 
brownish; below whitish streaked with black. Notes. 
Call, a metallic note; song, tinkling and musical often 
sung on the wing as with No. 529, the song of which 
it resembles. 
Range.—North America; breeds from northern boundary states to 
Alaska; in the Alleghanies south to North Carolina; and in the Rock- 
ies and Sierra south to Mexico; winters from the northern states to 
Gulf states and Lower California. 
541. Ipswich Sparrow (Passerculus princeps). L. 
6.2. Ads. Above pale brownish gray streaked with 
brown; below white, breast and sides streaked with 
brownish; spot above eye and bend of wing often pale 
sulphur yellow. Notes. Resemble those of No. 542a. 
Range.—Breeds on Sable Isiand, Nova Scotia, winters south along 
coast, regularly to Virginia, rarely to Georgia. 
549. Sharp-tailed Sparrow (4mmodramus caudacu- 
tus). L. 5.8.  Tail-feathers sharply pointed, outer 
ones shortest. Ads. Below white, breast and sides 
washed with buff and distinctly streaked with black; 
nape olive-green; cheeks orange-buff; ear-coverts gray; 
crown olive-chocolate with a blue-gray central line; 
back olive, buff, black and gray. Notes. Call, chip; 
song, an unmusical, short, “husky,” ‘‘gasping”’ effort, 
uttered from a perch or on fluttering wings above the 
reeds. 
Range.—Atlantic coast; breeds from South Carolina to New Hamp- 
shire; winters from North Carolina to Florida. 
549.1. Neilson Sparrow (Ammodramus  nelsont). 
L. 5.5.  Tail-feathers pointed, outer ones shortest. 
Ads. Similar to No. 549, but breast and sides much 
deeper buff, the former with few or no streaks; upper- 
parts more richly colored. Notes. Resemble those of 
No. 549 
Ran e.—Breeds in interior from northern Illinois to Manitoba and 
South Dakota: migrates east to New York and winters south to South 
Carolina and Texas; accidental in California. 
549.1a. Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow (4. n. sub- 
virgatus). Similar to No. 549.1, but breast and sides 
paler, the former lightly but distinctly streaked with 
grayish; upperparts less richly colored. 
Range.—Atlantic coast; breeds in marshes of eastern Maine, 
southern New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island; winters south to 
South Carolina. 
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