9G REPOET OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
European House Sparrow; English Sparrow —( Passer 
domesticus). 
An altogether too common, streaky-backed, gray-crowned sparrow, with 
whitish lower parts, and. on the male, a black or blackish patch on the throat 
and breast. 
Breeds and is resident over the whole of the United States east of the 
Rocky mountains, and is especially abundant near the homes of man. 
Snowflake; Snow Bunting; White Snowbird — ( Passerhu 
nivalis). 
A sparrow-like, ground-living, winter bird, with much white on head, tail 
wings and under parts; upper parts with much rusty-brown, streaked’with 
black. This, our snow-colored snow-bunting, is to be found in the United 
States only when snow is on the ground. Like most of our small, winter birds, 
it is a seed-eater. It comes usually in large flocks. 
Breeds in Polar regions. Winters southward to northern United States. 
Rare and irregular visitant in severe winters. 
Lapland Long,spur—( Calcarhis lapponicus). 
A streaky-backed, white-bellied, sparrow-like, ground-feeding, winter bird 
of the United States, with the nail of the hind toe longer than its toe. The 
length of the hind toe and its nail can often be determined by its tracks. The 
back has streaks of black, brown and buff. 
Breeds in Polar regions. Winters southward to northern border of United 
States. Very rare straggler from the north. 
\ esper Sparrow; Grass Finch; Bay-winged Bunting — 
(.Pocecetes gram inc us). 
A ground-living, streaky sparrow, with the bend of the wing chestnut and 
the outer tail feathers white. The back is mainly brownish-gray and the 
under parts white, streaked with black and buffy. 
Breeds in Virginia to Nova Scotia and Ontario ; east of the plains. Winters 
in southern New Jersey, southward. Abundant summer resident. 
Ipswich Sparrow— ( Ammodramus princeps ). 
A rare seacoast, brownish, much-streaked sparrow, with a white line over 
the eye, two buffy wing bars, and sometimes a spot of sulphur-yellow in front 
of the eye and on the bend of the wing. The upper parts are streaked with 
brownish, black and ashy ; the lower parts are white, with streaks of blackish 
and buff on the breast and sides. 
Breeds in Nova Scotia. Winters southward to coast of Virginia. Winter 
resident along the sandhills of the New Jersey coast, not abundant, though 
probably regular. 
Savanna Sparrow— ( Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna ). 
A common, very streaky, ground sparrow, with some yellow in front of the 
e.\es and on the bend of the wing; in habits, size and coloring much like the 
vesper sparrow. The streaky under parts and the method of flying are especially 
similar, .but it lacks the chestnut bend of wing and the distinct white under tail 
feathers of that species, only the outer edge being whitish. 
