702 SYNOPSIS OF 
FAMILY XL— ALAUDINA, Aud. P 
GENUS ALAUDA, Linn.— LARK.. 
163. Alauda alpestris, Linn.—Shore Lark, Wilson, p. 57. 
’ Nests on the ground. ‘Eggs, five, clay colored, spotted with brown. 
Habitat, from Texas to Labrador. 
Alauda alpestris, Bonap. Syn. p. 102. ‘Rich. & Smwain. ii. 245. Nutt. i. 455. Aud. 
ii. 570; v. 588; plate 200; Syn. p. 96. ! 
FAMILY XIL — FRINGILLIDA. — FINCHES. 
GENUS I.—FRINGILLA.— FINCH. 
164. Fringilla iliaca, Bonap. — Fox-colored Sparrow, Wilson, p. 223. 
Nests on ground. Eggs, five, light green, blotched and spotted with 
brown. Habitat, from Labrador south. 
Fringilla iliaca, Bonap. Syn, p. 112. Rich. & Swain. ii. 257. Nutt. i. 514. Aud. ii. 
58; v. 512; plate 108; Syn. p. 119. © 
165. Fringilla Townsendi, Jud. —Townsend’s Finch. 
Upper parts, dark olivaceous brown, with a tinge of red; sides of neck 
and body, and feathers of leg, similar; rest, white, with brown triangular 
spots. Female, 7,10. Habitat, Rocky Mountains. 
Fringilla Townsendi, Aud. v. 236 ; plate 424; Syn. p. 119. 
166. Fringilla cinerea, Gmel. — Brown Finch. 
Upper parts, brownish gray, tinged with olive and streaked with reddish 
brown; three bluish gray bands on head; on cheek, a,white line, and 
beneath it-a dusky brown band; throat and fore part’of neck, white, with 
reddish brown streaks; middle of breast, yellowish white; sides, dark ~- 
ellowish brown. Male, 6,8. Habitat, North California. Nest and eggs 
ardly distinguishable from those of the Song Sparrow. 4 
Fringilla cinerea, Jud. v. 22; plate 390; Syn. p. 119. - 
167. Fringilla melodia, Wilson. —Song Sparrow, Wilson, p. 176. 
Fringilla melodia, Bonap. Syn. p. 108. Nutt. i. 486. Aud. i. 126; v. 507; plate 
25; Syn. p. 120, 
168. Fringilla Mortoni, 4ud.— Morton’s Finch. 
Head, ash gray ; longitudinal band, on side, black ; externally, one of 
grayish white ; throat, white, surrounded with a black band; band round 
the neck, chestnut; lower parts, dull brownish white; sides, grayish 
brown. Male, 54. Habitat, North California. 
Fringilla Mortoni, 4ud. v. 314; Syn. p. 120. ~ 
169, Fringilla Pennsylvanica, Lath. White-throated Sparrow, 
Wilson; p. 222. 
Nests on the ground. Eggs, four, green, marked with reddish brown. 
Fringilla, Pennsylvanica, Bonap. Syn. p. 108; Rich. & Swain. ii. 256. Nutt. i. 481 
Aud. i. 42; v. 497; plate 8; Syn. p. 121. 
