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Synopsis of the Birds 
177. Fringilla pusilla, Wils, Crown deep chesnut, with a 
drab streak ; cheeks, line over the eye, throat and breast^ 
brownish clay ; bill reddish-cinnamon. 
Field Sparrow, Fringilla pusilla, Wils. Am. Orn. ii. p> 121. 
pi. 1 a. fig. 2. 
Inhabits, during summer, the middle and northern states ; 
winters in the southern : common. 
168. Fringilla palustris, Wils. Front black ; crown bay ; a 
whitish spot between the eye and nostril ; sides of the neck, 
and breast, dark ash ; tail emarginate, lobes rounded ; bill 
dusky, lower mandible bluish. 
Swamp Sparrow , Fringilla palustris , Wils . Am. Orn . UL 
p • 49. pi. 22. fig. 1. adult male. 
Inhabits swamps and river shores ; during summer in the 
northern and middle states ; winters in the southern : common, 
179. Fringilla caudacuta, Wils. nec Lath. Two stripes of 
brownish-orange each side of the head ; breast pale buff 
with small black spots ; tail cuneiform, feathers acute. 
Sharp-tailed Finch , Fringilla caudacuta , Wils . Am. Orn . 
iti. p. 70. pi. 34. fig. 3. Oriolus caudacutus, Gm. Lath . 
Inhabits the sea-coast from New-York to Georgia ; not rare, 
180. Fringilla maritima, Wils. Streak over the eye, and 
edge of the shoulder, yellow ; breast cinereous ; tail cunei- 
form ; bill elongated. 
Se.a-side Finch , Fringilla maritima , Wils. Am. Orn. iv. p. 
68. pi- 34 .fig. 2 . 
Inhabits marshy grounds on the Atlantic coast ; rather 
common. The last three species, but especially the two 
latter, have a peculiar form and general habit, which might 
entitle them to a separate subgenus or section. 
