260 



M V TO TIIK I'.IKDS OF KASTKKN NollTH \MKKK \. 



Jlead :nnl throat, dull chocolate brown: n-.-t "I plumage. ^rcciii>li black : im 

 white .u \\in-- i.r t,-iil. , Sec Section ;i. Family letcrid;e, where it belong-. 



Cow Bird. 



liitliriis ni< r (untie). 

 See NIL :{71. 



al plumage. hn>\\ nUh ura\ : no white on wing coverts or tail feathers. 



I'hi- species b'-lon-- in Family Iclerid:e, but the hill is somewhat Finch-like 

 in appearance, ami the bird mi^ht be looked for under ihjs -ection.) 



Cow Bird. 



MI ,1 1 it // / us niir ( fitnalc). 

 See No. :i71. 



Head, with crest ; bre.i-i . grayish bull or light tawny ; back, (dive ijray, williout 

 -tivak-: rump and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. 



Cardinal. 



Cofdinales I'uriliiKtUx (female). 

 See No. 442. 



Crown, brown, with white stripe in middle; a black stripe on each side of 

 throat : underpari-. -oiled white; tail feathers, broadly tipped with white: rump 

 and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. 



Lark Sparrow. 



Lark Finch. 

 Chondestt s grammicus. 

 See No. 420. 



Rump and upper surface of tail feathers, rufous brown; uiulerpart<. white. 



more or le-- >potted or streaked with brown. 



Fox Sparrow. 



PassereU" ilim-n. 

 See No. 430. 



Knt ire h'-.id and back, brown or black; belly, while; sides of hody. bright, 

 rufous brown. 



Towhee Bunting. 

 I'i/iiin ' rythrophthalmuH. 

 See No. 440. 



Underparts, white, often 

 tinned with li^ht brown on 

 the breast : greater part of 

 outer (ail feather-, white. 



Snow Bunting. 

 Snow Flake. 



. >iii.i- )iirti/ix. 



See No. W. 



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A.. .-, 



Snow Bunting. 



