FKINGILLID^. XXXHI. 81 



qg. Olivaceous ; no black nor chestnut ; wings more 



than 3 ; secondaries not lengthened ; a ruff at 



base of bill. . . $ of CARPODACUS, 3 



qqq. Inner secondaries lengthened, about as long as 



primaries ; wings less than 3 ; no ruff. 



PASSERCULUS, 9, 

 We. Wings little if any longer than tail. 



r. Tail feathers very slender, rather stiff and sharp 



pointed AMMODROMUS, 11. 



Tf. Tail feathers not rigid and sharp pointed. 

 s. Sharply streaked below. . . MELOSPIZA, 15. 

 ss. Not streaked below (when adult.) 

 t. Crown chestnut in adult (streaky in young) ; no 



yellow. 



u. Tail rounded ; length about 5f ; wings and tail 

 less than 2i ; sharply streaked above. 



MELOSPIZA, 15. 



uu* Tail forked ; length 5 to 6i ; wings and tail 



2i to 3 ; tarsus to . . SPTZELLA, 14. 



it. Crown not chestnut in adult, often partially so 



in young. 



v. Head striped ; length more than 6 ; tarsus 



more than . . . ZONOTRICHIA, 13. 



w. Length less than 6; bend of wing yellowish. 



PEUOEA, 16. 



/. HESPERIPHONA, Bonaparte. EVENING GROSBEAKS. 

 1. H. vespertina, (Coop.) Bon. EVENING GROSBEAK. 

 Olivaceous; crown, wings, tail and tibia black; forehead 

 and crissum yellow; bill very large, yellowish; L. 8; W. 

 4i; T. 2. Western, E. to Ohio, etc. 



2, PINICOLA, Vieillot. PINE GROSBEAKS. 

 1. P. enucleator, (L.) Vieill. PINE GROSBEAK. $ 

 chiefly red; white wing bars; ? ashy gray with brownish 

 yellow on head and rump; L. 8; W 4; T. 4. North- 

 ward, S. in winter; in pine woods, etc. 



