Descriptions of First Plumage of Cer- 
tain North Am. Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 
73. Euspiza americana. 
First plumage. Above pale fulvous, with broad markings of dark brown 
upon the feathers of the interscapular region, and narrower fainter ones 
of lighter brown upon the crown. Bend of wing, middle and grea er c - 
erts fulvous. Under parts delicate fawn-color, deepest upon the breast. 
No ’markings beneath, excepting a faintly indicated line of dusky spots 
upon the sides of the breast. From a specimen m my cabinet collected 
at Columbus, Ohio, by Dr. J.-M. Wheaton. This bird is very young, 
scarcely large enough to fly. 
.Bull N. O.O. 3, July. 1878. p, !ZZ. 
Undescribsd First Plumages, Brewster 
106. Euspiza americana. 
Autumnal plumage : young. Crown, shoulder, and rump, with sides 
of head and neck, light olive-brown, the centres of the feathers slightly 
darker; a little concealed chestnut on the shoulders. Feathers of the 
interscapular region with dull black centres and brownish-fulvous edges 
Wimr-bands, with outer margins of wing-coverts and secondaries, dull 
brownish-fulvous. Superciliary line brownish-yellow, fading anteriorly 
to brownish-white. Throat, central area of the abdomen, and the enssum, 
pale brownish-white. Sides of breast and body brownish-olive, with dark 
brown streaking on the flanks. Breast dull reddish-orange, streaked with 
dark brown, and washed with obscure ashy-white. From a specimen in 
the collection of Dr. J. M. Wheaton obtained at Circleville, O., August, 
1878. 
Bull. N. 0.0. 4. Jan. , 1879, p. *// . 
2 ^ 2 . Sftiza americana . . . . Black-throated Bunting. By .the ^ & 18 32! 
! b / d " p . 95 . — Description of an abnormal specimen. ^ 
