- 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, also grey head-side with brown stripes backwards from eye, along lower edge of ear-coverts and on throat-side. Distinct dark streaks below, on upper breast usually coalescing to form a small dark patch. L 13�15 cm. .
Distribution
N American species
