Actually, all races of Fox Sparrow have bi-colored bills,
but the lower mandible of "megarhyncha" is more of a horn
or pink/gray...

http://members.aol.com/OWLHOOTER/foxsprw.jpg

Jack Bowling wrote:
>
> Jason and Michael -
>
> Two things to look for in any race of Fox Sparrow not already mentioned
> by others:
>
> 1) the bill is always bi-colored: dark on upper mandible and
> yellowish on lower.
> 2) they scratch noisily in the leaf litter like chickens (or towhees)
> for their food.
>
> -------
> Jack Bowling
> Prince George, BC
> jbowling at direct.ca

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