. Key to North American birds. 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 and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . )urer on breast; bill dark ; feet pale. ,~^ ^t, / /»^r^ ■ ^^^^^ ^ ^ture birds, and specimens as / / JT ^ -* ~^ generally seen in the U. S. in fall and Fig. - White-throated C
. Key to North American birds. 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 and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . )urer on breast; bill dark ; feet pale. ,~^ ^t, / /»^r^ ■ ^^^^^ ^ ^ture birds, and specimens as / / JT ^ -* ~^ generally seen in the U. S. in fall and Fig. - White-throated Crown Sparrow, reduced. (Shep- winter, having black of head replacedpard del. Nicliols sc.) i , . ,. , i by brown, the white of throat less con-spicuously contrasted with duller ash of surrounding i)arts, and frequently with obscure duskystreaks on breast and sides; but the species may always be known by the yellow over eyeand on edge of wing (these never being imperceptible), coupled with large size and genericcharacters. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail about the same. Afine Sparrow, abundant throughout eastern N. Am.; W. to Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming,and casually to Utah, California, and Oregon; 9 California specimens have been reported ;breeds from N. New England and other Northern States N. to about 65° in the fur countries; : FINCHES, BUNTINGS, SPARROWS. 439. winters from Massachusetts southward. Fouuil in all situations, but especially in shrubbery,generally in flocks, except wlien breeding; a pleasing if not brilliant songster, with its limpidpea-peuhodij, peahochj, peahochj in cadence. Nest on the ground, rarely in bushes; eggs 4-6,about X , witli the endless diversity of tone and pattern of those of the Song Spar-row, from wliich only distinguished by greater size. Z. leucophrys. (Gr. Xeu/cos, leucos, white ; 6(i>pvs, ophrus, eyebrow. Fig. 294.) AVhite-BUOWED Crown Sparrow. Adult $ 9: Crown pure white, enclosing on
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