FAMILY FRINGILLIl^E. SPARKOWS, FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, ETC. 



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Bill, large ; depth of bill at base, about equal 

 to length of culmen; crown and back, 

 brownish olive, streaked with blackish ; 



throat, streaked dark olive brown, not black ; 

 outer tail feathers, not shorter than middle 

 ones. 



Purple Finch. 



Carpodacus pmpureus (female) , 

 See No. 389. " 



Outer tail feathers, decidedly shorter 

 than middle ones; crown, dull rufous 

 brown, streaked with black and showing 

 a grayish stripe in the centre; under- 

 parts, white ; the breast, heavily streaked 

 with black; carpal joint, not .edged with 

 yellow ; outer tail feathers, not half white 

 (the breast and sides, often faintly tinged 

 with tawny and black striping on breast, 

 often mixed with more or less rufous 

 brown) ; back, streaked. 



Song Sparrow. 



Melospiza fasciata. 

 See No. 436. 



