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eral olivaceous color, the back usuallj' without anj" distinct ashj- edg- 

 ings; under parts with the ground color more grayish, especiallj' on 

 chest and sides, with the darker streaks more extensivel_y diffused, 

 usually occupying the lower throat and sometimes nearly the whole 

 throat; wing averaging decidedly shorter and bill and feet smaller. 



Adidt ?y;ft/f.— Length (skins), 135.S9-151.38 (141.48); wing, 54.36- 

 62.23 (58.93); tail, 48.51-58.17 (53.85); exposed culraen, 12.95-14.73 

 (13.97); depth of bill at base, 6.60-6.86 (6.73); tarsus, 21.84-23.37 

 (22.61); middle toe, 15.24-17.27 (16.26).' 



Adult fimiile.—h&[\g\}a. (skins), 120.65-143.26 (133.86); wing, 53,69- 

 61.47 (56.90); tail, 50.04-58.43 (52.83); exposed culmen, 12.45-14.22 

 (13.46); depth of bill at base, 5.84-6.86 (6.10); tarsus, 20.83-23.11 

 (21.84); middle toe, 14.73-17.02 (15;75).' 



West coast of Florida (Tarpon Springs, Cedar Keys, Anclote, etc.). 



Ammodfamus maritimus pmbimlw Allen, Auk, v, July, 1888, 284, part (type 

 from Tarpon Springs, w. Florida; coll. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.), 426, part 

 (Cedar Keys, w. Florida). — Ajiekican Ornithologists' Union, Suppl. to 

 Check List, 1889, 13, part; Check List, abridged, 1889, and 2d ed., 1895, no. 

 550a, part. — Chapman, Auk, xvi, 1899, 5 (crit. ). — Ridgway, Man. X. Am. 

 Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 602. 



Ammodramus peninsula: Scott, Auk, vi, Oct., 1,889, 322 (mouth of Andote and 

 Withlacoochee rivers, w. Florida, Dec. to Feb.). 



AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS FISHERI Chapman. 

 FISHER'S SEASIDE SPARROW, 



Similar to A. m. onacgillwraii, but much darker, the upper parts 

 with much more black (often with black prevailing), and the ground 

 color of the chest, sides, and flanks deep buffy.' 



Admit TOffiZe.— Length (skins), 124.46-139.70 (131.83); wing, 56.13- 

 60.96 (58.93); tail, 50.80-59.18 (54.61); exposed culmen, 13.46-14.99 

 (14.48); depth of bill at base, 6.10-6.60 (6.35); tarsus, 22.35-23.37 

 (23.11); middle toe, 15.75-17.63 (16.51).* 



Adult femcde.— Length, (skins), 124.46-143.51 (134.11); wing, 55.88- 

 68.42 (57.15); tail, 49.02-56.37 (52.58); exposed culmen, 13.21-14.73 

 (13.97); depth of bill at base, 5.84-6.86 (6.35); tarsus, 21.59-22.61 

 (22.10); middle toe, 15.75-17.27 (16.61).^ 



Coast of Louisiana, etc. (breeding) ; in winter south along coast of 

 Texas to Corpus Christi, on west coast of Florida to Tarpon Springs, 

 and occasionally eastward to vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina. 



^Six specimens. 



* Thirteen specimens. 



' This deep buff coloring of the under parts becomes quite worn away in midsum- 

 mer specimens, the black of the upper parts likewise disappearing. 



* Seven specimens. 



* Nine specimens. 



