. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. FIUNGILLIDJE: FINCHES, BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, ETC. 383 870. Z. leuco'phrys. (Gr. X*vicos, Icucos, white; o(/)pus, ophrus, eyebrow. Fig. 2t2.) White- BitowEi) Ckowx Spauuow. $ 9 , adult: Crown pure white, on either side a broad bhick stripe that meets its fellow on the forehead and descends the lores to the level of the eye
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. FIUNGILLIDJE: FINCHES, BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, ETC. 383 870. Z. leuco'phrys. (Gr. X*vicos, Icucos, white; o(/)pus, ophrus, eyebrow. Fig. 2t2.) White- BitowEi) Ckowx Spauuow. $ 9 , adult: Crown pure white, on either side a broad bhick stripe that meets its fellow on the forehead and descends the lores to the level of the eyes, and bounded by another narrow black stripe that starts behind the eye and curves around the side of the hiud-licad, nearly nu'oting its fellow on the nape ; edge of under ey<did white. Or, we uiay say, crown bhick, enclosing a median white stripe and two lateral white strii)es, all confluent on tlie hind head. Xo yellow anywhere. General color a line dark ash, paler below, whitening insensibly on chiu and belly, more brownish on the rump, changing to dull brownish on the flanks and crissum, the middle of the back streaked with dark j)urplish-bay and ashy- white. No bright bay, like that of ulbicollin, anywhere, except some edging on the wing- coverts and inner secondaries; middle and greater coverts tipped with white, forming two bars. Bill and feet reddish. Length ; extent ; wing and tail ; usually —— Young: IJlack <if the head replaced by very rich warm brown, the white of the head by pale brownish ; the general ash has a brownish suifusion, aud the back is more like that iiddbicollifi, being streaked with dusky and ochrcy-brown; but the two species cannot be confounded. Very young : Hc- foH! the first mo' it, there are indications of the head markings as last described; but the whole -'oer parts, sides of the neck aud fore un r parts are streaked with blackish and ochrey-])rowu or whitish. North especially easte
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