Bill with the upper mandible blackish-brown; upper part of the head bright chestnut-red, part of forehead black; anterior part of the back streaked with dusky, bright chestnut, and yellowish-grey; a faint ring on the neck, a band over the eyes, the throat, and fore part of the breast, pale bluish-grey; rump bluish-grey, streaked with dusky; quills and tail dusky brown, the former margined with light red, the latter with yellowish-grey; two white bands on the wing; breast and sides pale grey, inclining to white. This species closely resembles the last in colour, but may be distinguished by the black on the forehead, and the dusky colour of the bill. _Male_, 5-1/4, 8. Abundant throughout the United States. Winter resident in all the Southern States. Not seen in Texas, Nova Scotia, or Labrador. Chipping Sparrow, Fringilla socialis, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 127. Fringilla socialis, Bonap. Syn. p. 109. Chipping Sparrow, Fringilla socialis, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 497. Chipping Sparrow, Fringilla socialis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 21; v. v. p. 517. 166. 11. Emberiza Canadensis, Lath. Canada Bunting.--Tree Sparrow. Plate CLXXXVIII. Male and Female. Bill with the upper mandible blackish-brown above, yellowish-red beneath; upper part of the head bright chestnut-red; anterior part of the back streaked with dusky, bright chestnut, and yellowish-grey; a faint ring on the neck, a band over the eyes, the throat and fore part of the breast pale bluish-grey; rump pale yellowish-grey, faintly streaked with dusky; quills and tail dusky brown, the former margined with light red, the latter with greyish-white; two white bands on the wing; breast and sides pale grey, inclining to white, the latter tinged with yellowish-brown. This species is much larger than the last, wants the black spot on the forehead, and has the wing-bands more conspicuous. _Male_, 6-1/4, 8-3/4. Rarely reaches the Carolinas during winter, or Louisville on the Ohio. Breeds from Maine northward to the Fur Countries. Abundant. Migratory. Tree Sparrow, Fringilla arborea, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 12. Fringilla canadensis, Bonap. Syn. p. 109. Emberiza canadensis, Tree Bunting, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 252. Tree Sparrow, Fringilla canadensis, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 495. Tree Sparrow, Fringilla canadensis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 511; v. v. p. 504. GENUS III. NIPHÆA, Aud. SNOW-BIRD.