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C.[hondestesJi grammaca Wheaton, in Coues' Birds N. W., 1874, 234, in text 

 (Columbus, Ohio, summer resid.) ■ 



Chondestes grammicus Coues, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 281, part.— Beownb, 

 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, viii, 1883, 182 (Framingham, Massachusetts, 1 spec. 

 Apr. 30).— Smith (R. W.), Journ. Cine. Soc. N. H., 1891, 120 (Warren Co., 

 s. w. Ohio, rare, breeding). 



Chondestes grammacus Coues, Proc. Essex Inst., v, 1868, 281 (Gloucester, Massa- 

 chusetts, 1 spec. 1845). — American Ornithologists' Union, Check List, 1886, 

 no. 552. — Chapman, Auk, iii, 1886, 136 (Schraalinburgh, New Jersey, 1 spec. 

 Nov. 26) .— Henshaw, Auk, iii, 1886, 487 (Washington, District of Columbia, 

 Aug. 8 and 27). — Scott, Auk, iv, 1887, 133 (Tarpon Springs and Punta 

 Eassa, Florida, Sept. 19 and 26) ; vi, 1889, 322 (Tarpon Springs, Nov. 10, and 

 Key West, Florida, Oct. 6).— Sennett, Auk, iv, 1887, 241 (Cranberry, w. 

 North Carolina, 1 spec. Aug. 9).— Cooke, Bird Migr. Miss. Val., 1888, 192, 

 part (localities in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio).— Poling, Auk, vii, 

 1890, 241 (Quincy, Illinois).— McIlwkaith, Birds Ontario, 1892, 317 (Hamil- 

 ton, 1 pair, May; near London, breeding; near Toronto). — (?) Attwatek, 

 Auk, ix, 1892, 338 (San Antonio, Texas, migr.). — McCoemick, Auk, ix, 1892, 

 397 (Oberlin, n. Ohio, breeding).— Palmer (W.), Auk, xiii, 1896, 84 (Cape 

 Charles, Virginia, 1 spec. Aug. 24). — Nehrling, Our Native Birds, etc., ii, 

 1896, 98, pi. 24, fig. 1.— Torrey, Auk, xiii, 1896, 179 (Pulaski, Virginia, 1 

 spec. Apr. 28). — Allison, Auk, xvi, 1899, 268 (Beauvoir, Mississippi, Sept. 

 4). — Rhoads, Auk, xvi, 1899, 312 (Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, 

 June; Leetsdale, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, May). 



C. [hondestes} grammacus Eidgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 414. 



Emberiza grammaca Audubon, Synopsis, 1839, 101; Birds Am., oct. ed., iii, 1841, 

 63, pi. 158. — Putnam, Proc. Essex Inst., i, 1856, 244 (Gloucester, Massachu- 

 setts). 



Z. [onotricMa'] grammaca Gray, Gen. Birds, ii, 1849, 374. 



[Calamospiza] grammaca Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 111, no. 7670. 



CHONDESTES GRAMMACUS STRIGATUS (Swainson). 

 WESTERN LAKK SPARROW. 



Similar to O. g. grammacus^ but upper parts paler and browner, with 

 black streaks on back narrower, and chestnut head-markings lighter, 

 with less black anteriorly. 



Adult maZ<?.— Length (skins), 142.24-167.64 (156.21); wing, 81.28- 

 91.95 (86.61); tail, 64.01-76.20 (70.10); exposed culmen, 10.41-13.72 

 (11.94); depth of bill at base, 7.62-8.89 (8.13); tarsus, 19.30-21.59 

 (20.32); middle toe, 13.72-17.53 (15.24).' 



Adult female.— Li%n^\h (skins), 139.70-171.45 (151.89); wing, 79.25- 

 89.15 (84.07); tail, 60.96-71.37 (67.56); exposed culmen, 10.67-12.95 



1 Forty-eight specimens. 



