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ish and generally unmarked. The tail and wings are dusky, the latter with 

 the feathers edged with buffy brown and whitish. The belly and feathers be- 

 neath the tail are white, the flanks, sides, and 

 breast slate gray. There are usually traces 

 of fine wavy, transverse, darker markings on 

 the breast, the throat patch is of pure white, 

 clearly defined against the color of the breast 

 and sides of the neck. 



The birds vary much with age and sea- 

 son, the white and black markings of the head 

 are often obscure, but traces of the yellow in 

 front of the eye and on the bend of the wing, 

 in connection with the more or less defined 

 white throat patch, will render recognition 

 an easy matter. 



They nest on the ground, or near it, 

 building a structure of coarse grasses and plant fibre lined with finer material. 



HEAD OF WHITE-THROATED SPAR- 

 ROW. ADULT. 



WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. IMMATURE. AUTUMN PLUMAGE. 



