250 



KKY TO THE 111KL < >F KASTKK.N NOKT1I A.MKKICA. 



Shoulder (lesser wing coverts), rufous brown; at least half <>t outer tail 

 feathers, white; back, streaked. 



Vesper Sparrow. 



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Tine KInch. 



Sec Xo. 408. 



Back, tinged with rufous brown, and 

 streaked with black ; carpal joint (bend 

 of wing), edged with pale yellow; tail. 

 over 2.50; usually an indication of yellow 

 in front of the eye; no white on tail 

 feathers. 



White-throated Sparrow. 

 Zonotrichia nJfiicniiix. 

 See Xo. 423. 



Bill, sharp: tail, under '2 inches; entire 

 upper plumage, olive buff, streaked 

 with black ; under plumage, bully 

 white, or ashy white, heavily streaked 

 with black; more or less yellow on 

 edge and base of wing feathers, and 



base of tail feathers. 



Pine Siskin. Pine Finch. 



X/iinn.< /linns. 



See No. 102. 



Crown and back, dull brown, without 

 streaks; underparts, brownish, whitish 

 on belly; Inva-t streaks, not, very pro- 

 nounced, often indistinct, (female). 



Indigo Bird. Indigo Bunting. 

 I'ussi riini rijinn a. 



S,ee No. -1-Hi. 



