. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY FRlNGILLIDiE. SPARUOWS, FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, 237 Crown and back, brown without streaks; underparts, pale butf l)rown, faintlj- streaked on breast and sides. Indigo Bunting. Passerina cyanea (female). See No. 446. Part 4. The following species have the underparts not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green, and the breast not distinctly streaked, but have the carpal joint (bend of wing), edged with yellow : — Crown, black, with pale tawny buff stripe on middle; ear coverts, tawny buff; m
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY FRlNGILLIDiE. SPARUOWS, FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, 237 Crown and back, brown without streaks; underparts, pale butf l)rown, faintlj- streaked on breast and sides. Indigo Bunting. Passerina cyanea (female). See No. 446. Part 4. The following species have the underparts not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green, and the breast not distinctly streaked, but have the carpal joint (bend of wing), edged with yellow : — Crown, black, with pale tawny buff stripe on middle; ear coverts, tawny buff; middle back, blackish; feathers, edged with buff; tail feathers, very pointed; tail, less tlian long. Grasshopper Sparrow. Yellow=winged Sparrow. AmiiwdramnH passerinus. SeeXo. 411. Crown, grayish, without tawny stripe in middle; ear coverts, gray; back, olive and gray; a distinct superciliary stripe of buff or yellowish. Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Ammndramus caudacutus, and races. See No. Crown and back, rufous brown, the feathers, more or less marked with black, and edged with gray; not tawny stripe on middle of crown ; tail feathers, not pointed ; tail, over long. Pine=woods Sparrow. Penccca CEStivalis, and races See No. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Columbian Museum. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian Museum
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