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black and white; a line of yellow extends from above the eye to 

 the nostril ; cheeks plain brownish whit6 ; back streaked with black, 

 brown, and pale ash; shoulders of the wings above and below, and 

 lesser coverts olive yellow ; greater wing coverts black, edged with 

 pale ash ; primaries light drab ; tail the same, the feathers rather 

 pointed at the ends, the outer ones white; breast plain yellowish 

 white, or pale ochre, which distinguishes it from the Savannah Spar- 

 row^ (plate XXII, fig. 3.); belly and vent white; three or four slight 

 touches of dusky at the sides of the breast; legs flesh color; bill 

 dusky above, pale bluish white below. The male and female are 

 nearly alike in color. 



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