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restricted range than any other North American bird. Mr. Maynard considers it migratory, and states that it is not found in Florida during the winter. In flight as well as in habits, he says, it resembles the Sharp-tailed rather than the Seaside Sparrow (A. maritimus). Its song of low, sputtering notes is given while the bird hovers in the air, after which it drops quickly into the grass.

552. Chondestes grammacus (Say). LARK SPARROW; LARK F INCH. Ad.—Sides of the crown and ear-coverts chestnut, a whitish line over the eye and through the center of the crown ; a black streak on the sides of the throat; upper parts brownish ash; back streaked with blackish; tail fuscous or black, the outer feathers tipped with white; under parts white, a small black spot in the middle of the breast. L., 6-25; W., 350; T., 2-75; 8., ~45.

Range—Interior of North America, eastward to Illinois; breeds from Texas to Manitoba; accidental on the Atlantic coast (Massachusetts, Long Island, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Florida).

Washington, A. V., July, Aug, two captures.

Mat, of grasses, lined with rootlets, fine grasses, and long hairs, on the ground or in low trees or bushes. Eggs, three to five, white or pinkish white, spotted, blotched, or scrawled with pur— plish or black, chiefly at the larger end, ‘78 x ‘60.

This is an exceedingly common bird in the west. It frequents localities of much the same nature as those selected by the Grass Finch, and in its general habits and song reminds one of that species.

554. Zonotrlchia. leucophrys (Farah). WHITE-CROWNED SPAR- BOW. Ad.——No yellow before the eye or on the bend of the wing; center of the crown with a white stripe bordered on either side by black stripes, all of about equal width; no white before the eye; a white line from over the eye passes backward along the sidc of the head; nape gray; back dark grayish brown, margined with gray; rump dark brownish gash; greater and middle wing—coverts tipped with white; tail fuscous; under parts grayish white on the belly, flanks and under tail-coverts cream—buff. 1m-.—Generally similar, but sides of the crown rut'ous-brown, center of the crown pale grayish brown; nape brownish ash; back margined with the same color. L., 6'88; W., 3'03; T., 2-88; B., -43. '

Bange.—“ Breeding from higher mountain ranges of western United States, Sierra Nevada, Rocky Mountains, and eastward. north of the Great Lakes, to Labrador; in winter, over whole of United States, and south into Mexico " (Ridgw.).

Washington, irregularly common W. V. and T. V., Apl. 15 to May 15; Oct. 15 to Nov. 30. Sing Sing, rare T. V. ,May 9 to 26; Oct. 3 to 30. Cam— bridge, uncommon T. V. May 12 to 22; Oct. 1 to 20.

Fm. 85.—Lark Sparrow. (Natural size.)