Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



56 1 . Clay-colored Sparrow {Spijslla pallida), 

 L. 5.4. Nu reddish brown. JJs. Above gra>isli 

 brcneii streaKed with black; sides of crown largely 

 black, a grayisli line through its center; sides of head 

 bru-wnish. below white. Notes. Song, three notes, 

 and a slight trill. (Coues.) 



Range. — interior of North America, trom Illinois to the RocWes; 

 breeds from easlern Colotaflo, and northwestern Illinois nonli to Sas- 

 katchewan; winters trom southern Texas into Mexico. 



562. Brewer Sparrow (Spirella hreweri). I.. 5.4. 

 Wo reddish brown. Ads. Back and cro'wn brownish 

 gray, uniformly and narrowly streaked with black; 

 sides of head £-raf*M/'; below white. Grayer than No. 

 561, the sides of theCiUivn «oi largely black. Holes. 

 Call, chip: song, a rccdy warble resembling in tone 

 th:it: of a Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



Range. — Western United States, from the Rockies to central Cal- 

 ifornia; breeds from Mexican border Slates nor;n to British CoIuec- 

 bia; winters from southern California south into Mexico. 



574. Bell Sparrow {^mphispi{a belli). I.. 6.r; W. 

 3.7. Ads. Si-es of throat with oiack streaks; center 

 of breast with black spots; above grayish brown, usual- 

 ly without distinct streaks, no white in tail. 



Ranfe.- Pacific COaSi. from ncrthern Lower California northwest of ' 

 Sl«rraSi lo Warrencuunty, California; resident. 



674a. Sage Sparrow (A. b. nsvadsfisis) . Similar 

 to No. 574, but larger, W. j.i; back brownish gray, 

 usually finely but distinctly streaked with black; less 

 black at sides of throat, usually a white stripe over the 

 eye. Notes. Call, a chipping twitter; song, feeble, 

 but sweet and sad. (B. B. & R.) 



Range. — Great Basin region; breeds trom New Mexico, Atlzona, 

 and southeastern California north to Idaho and eastern Oregon; win- 

 ters south to western Texas ana southern Caiifornia. 



574b. Gray Sage Sparrow iA. h. ciiurea). Simi- 

 lar to No. 574, but paler above, throat-stripes narrower, 

 more interrupted, brt:a&t-sjjot smaller, bulb stripes and 

 spot dull grayish instead of blackish. (Ridgw.) 



Ranee.— Lower California. 



564. Wopthen Sparrow {Spi^dla wortheni). Re- 

 sembles No. 563a> but sides of head plain gray, no 

 brownish streak behind eye; tail shorter, 2.5. 



Range.— Southern New Mexico {Silver City) , southward over eas'- 

 nn border of Mexican plateau to southern Puebia; breeding fiom 

 Tamaullpas northward, (Rldgw.) 



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