Perching' Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



550. Seaside Sparrow {Jmmodratnuf, maritimus). 

 L. 6: W. 2.5. Tail-fcathers painted, the Outer ones 

 shortest; spot before eye and bend of wing yellow, 

 j4ds. Above olive-green and gray (no black); below 

 white, breast and sides grayish and, in first plumage, 

 streaked with buff, hlotes. Similar in character to 

 those of No. S49. 



Range.— Atlantic coast: breeds In salt marshes from North Camlinn 

 to souitiem Massactidsetls: winters from Virginia \q Georg'la. 



550a. Scott Seaside Sparrow {M. m. peniynuke). 

 Similar to No, 550, but smaller, W. 3.3; above black 

 margined liy nlive-brnwn and olive-green; tielnw whit- 

 ish, breast and sides heavily streaked with blackish. 



Rang*. — Atlaniic coiist from northeastern Florida to South Cara- 

 llna; Gulf Coast of Florida. 



550b. Texas Seaside Sparrow {A. m. sennetii). 

 Similar to No. SSO, but greener above; the feathers of 

 head and back usually, thuse of nape always, with 

 black centres. 

 Range. — Loast Of Texas.' 



550c. Fisher Seaside Sparrow [A. m. fisbm). 

 Similar to No, 550a, but d.irker above, the breast and 

 sides heavily washed wiih rusty buff and streaked 

 with black. 



R«ngp.— Coait of Louisiana, smith tn winter, at least as far as 

 Corpus Christl, Texas; casual on Gulf coast of Florida. 



550d. Macgillivray Seaside Sparrow (A. m. mac- 

 gillivrati). Similar to No. 550c, but above grayer, 

 less black, breast and flanks but faintly washed 

 with buff and streaked with dusky grayish. Grayer 

 above than No, 550a, and less heavily streaked below. 

 Range. — Local on coast of Soulli Carolina. 



55 1. Dusky Seaside Sparrow {Ammodramm nigra' 

 eens). L. 5.9. Above blac'k lightly margined with 

 gray; below white heavily streaked wilh black; sput 

 before eye and bend of wing yellow. Wota. Similar 

 in character to those of No, 55a, 



Range. — Maishes at head of Indian River, Florida, from Banana 

 Rlvtr tu Hdulovtrr Canal. 



583. Lincoln Sparrow {Melospi^alincolmi). L. 5.7. 

 Ads. A broad buff" band across the breast; center of 

 crown with a gray stripe, its sides striped chestnut and 

 black; back grayish brown streaked with black and 

 chestnut, below streaked with black except on middle 

 of white belly. Not,?s. Call, a sharp chirp; song, 

 suggests bubbling, guttural notes of House Wren com- 

 bined with rippling music of the Purple Finch. 

 (Dwight.) (See, also, Brewster, Bird-Lore II, P- iii-) 



Range.— North Amerlcoi breeds from northern New Yorlt, norlhem 

 Illinois and higher pans of Rockies and Sierra north to Alaska; 

 winters from southern Illinois and south, rn California Into Mexico: 

 rara east of Alleg'hanlas. 



583a. Forbush Sparrow (Af. /, striata). Similar 

 to No. 5S5, but browner above, crown-stripe and line 

 over eye more brown than gray. 



Runge. - Pacific coast from British Columbia to Callforela; "ireed- 

 Ing range unknown. 



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