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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Medium-sized, long-tailed | + | *Medium-sized, long-tailed |
| − | L | + | *Short, rounded wings |
| + | *Bill size variable, often rather narrow and pointed | ||
| + | *Brown lateral crown-stripes and a grey, paler median stripe | ||
| + | *Greyish on the side of the head with brown stripes back from eye, along lower edge of ear-coverts and malar | ||
| + | *Distinct dark streaks below, on upper breast usually coalescing to form a small dark patch<br/> | ||
| + | L 13-15 cm | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
N American species | N American species | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 27 December 2007
- Melospiza melodia
Identification
- Medium-sized, long-tailed
- Short, rounded wings
- Bill size variable, often rather narrow and pointed
- Brown lateral crown-stripes and a grey, paler median stripe
- Greyish on the side of the head with brown stripes back from eye, along lower edge of ear-coverts and malar
- Distinct dark streaks below, on upper breast usually coalescing to form a small dark patch
L 13-15 cm
Distribution
N American species
