Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



540. Vesper Sparrow i'Po(Eceks gramineus). L. 

 6.1, Outer tail-feather mostly white; hind toe-nail 

 not longer than toe; tes^r wing-coverts reddish brown. 

 Ms. Above grayish brown streaked with black and 

 chestnut; below whitish, breast and sides streakei^ with 

 black and chestnut. Notes. Call, ckjp. Song, loud 

 and musical Look-look, see-see, me-me-me-tne-me-aw-singf 

 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 ttieGulf of Mexico. 



540a. Western Vesper Sparrow (P. g. confinis). 

 Similar to Nu. 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, suttused 

 with buff. 



Range. — Pacific coast; breeds in western Oregon (and north?); 

 ■Winters soulhweEl of the Sierra to San Diego, California. 



575. Pine-woods Sparrow t^Peuccea isstivalis). L. 

 g.S; T, 2.5. Bend or the wing yellow; outer tail- 

 feathers much shorter than the middle pair. ^rfs. 

 Above reddish chestnut, head and back streaked with 

 black and margined with gray; below whitish, breast 

 faintlytinged with buff. Notei. Song, exceedingly sweet 

 and plaintive. 



Range.— Florida and southern Georgia; winters In soufhern Florida 



575a. Bachman Sparrow (T'. m. hackmanii'). 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 lo southern Indiana and 

 southern HIItioIs, east tg Georgia, South Carolina. North Carolina, 

 *nd Virginia (rarely); west to Concho Countv, Texas; winters south in 

 .Atlantic States, lo southern Florida. 



576. Botteri Sparrow (Paac^ffl 6(?(im'). L. 6; T. 

 2.8. Bend of wing yellow; outer tail-feathers shortest. 

 j4di. 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. Nohs. Song, begins with a faint trill 

 followed by a succession of disjointed syllables, cha, 

 -cheiwee, wee, wee., wee, wir. (Henshaw. ) 



Range.- Entire plateau of Mexico north to Lower Rio Grande Vai- 

 iley in Texas and southern Arliona, (RIdgw.) 



578. Cflssin Sparrow CP^w^aia eassini). L. 6; T. 

 2.8. Bend of wing yellow; outer tail-feathers shortest, 

 their ends with distinct grayish patches. Ads. Above 

 sray streaked with dull reddish brown and spotted or 

 barred with black; below grayish white. Notes. Song, 

 lengthened and pleasing, usually sung on wing. 



Range.— Te;(as and southern Kansas west to southern Nevada and 

 Arizona south into Mexico, 



