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KEY TO THE HIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Mandible-. in>t crossed; iiuderpurts, red ; crown aid sides of head, blue; back, 

 greeu. 



Nonpareil. 

 Painted Bunting. 



ciris (male), 

 See No. 44s. 



Mandibles, not crossed; uuderparts, tinged with red; upper parts, bright olive 

 greeu; uo white on wings or tail. 



Painted Bunting. 



Pnsserina cirin (youmj male). 

 See No. 44S. 



Mandibles, not crossed ; uuderparts, greenish yellow; upper plumage, bright 

 olive green; no white on wings or tail. 



Painted Bunting. 



ittK riris ( fi ninlr i. 



See No. 448. 



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Mandibles, not crossed: general plumage, blue, 



with black wings and tail, edged with blue. 



Indigo Bunting. 

 Indigo Bird. 



Passerina cyanea (adult 

 See No. 446. 



Mandibles, not crossed; general plumage, brownish, blotched with blue. 



Indigo Bunting. 

 Indigo Bird. 



j nidli ). 



See No. 44G. 



