Cover; contents; introduction; acknowledgements; explanation of the species accounts; how to identify buntings and north american sparrows; taxonomy and relationships; breeding biology; escaped cagebirds; hybrids; colour plates; systematic section; melophus; latoucheornis; emberiza; miliaria; calcarius; plectrophenax; calamospiza; passerella; melospiza; zonotrichia; junco; passerculus; ammodramus; xenospiza; spizella; pooecetes; chondestes; amphispiza; aimophila; torreornis; oriturus; pipilo; melozone; arremonops; bibliography; index of scientific and english names
Summary
Covers all the buntings (Palearctic) and sparrows (Nearctic) - 108 species - of the Holarctic region. These birds are members of the sub-family emberizinae, and are represented in nearly every habitat in the region. They also present considerable identification problems
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328) and index
