FRINGILLJl SAVANNA. 
SAVANNAH SPARROW. 
[Plate XXII. — Fig. 3. — Female.'] 
Peale’s Museum, No. 6584. 
This new species is an inhabitant of the low countries on the 
Atlantic coast, from Savannah, where I first discovered it, to 
the State of New York; and is generally resident in these pla- 
ces, though rarely found inland, or far from the sea shore. The 
drawing of this bird was in the hands of the engraver before I 
was aware that the male was so much its superior in beauty of 
markings and in general colours. With the representation of the 
male are given particulars of their nest, eggs, and manners. I 
have found these birds numerous on the sea shore, in the state 
of New Jersey, particularly near Great Egg harbour. A pair 
of these I presented to Mr. Peale of this city, in whose noble 
collection they now occupy a place. 
The female of the Savannah Sparrow is five inches and a half 
long, and eight and a half in extent; the plumage of the back is 
mottled with black, bright bay and whitish; chin white; breast 
marked with pointed spots of black, edged with bay, running 
in chains from each base of the lower mandible; sides touched 
with long streaks of the same; temples marked with a spot of 
delicate yellow; ear feathers slightly tinged with the same; 
belly white, and a little streaked; inside of the shoulders and 
lining of the wing pale yellowish; first and second rows of wing 
coverts tipt with whitish; secondaries next the body pointed and 
very black, edged also with bay; tail slightly forked, and with- 
out any white feathers; legs pale flesh colour; hind claw pretty 
