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Crown, pale chestnut brown ; rump, olive brown ; 

 bill, reddish brown ; back, streaked. 



Field Sparrow. 



Spizella pusilla, and races. 

 See No. 428. 



Part 5. The following species have no red, blue, green, or yellow on 

 the underparts; throat, more or less (sometimes only chin) black, and the 

 breast or sides distinctly streaked : 



A black spot on the chin ; crowu, with more or less metallic red ; rump, streaked ; 

 bill, yellowish, with dark tip. Common on Atlantic coast. 



Red-poll. 



Acanthis linaria, and races. 

 See No. 396. 



A black spot on the chin; crown, with more or less metallic red; rump, white, 

 usually without streaks; bill, yellowish, with dark tip; plumage, much whiter 

 than linaria. Rarely occurs south of Labrador. 



Greenland Red-poll. 



Acanthis hornemannii, and races. 

 See No. 394. 



