INDEX TO KEY. 



Family FRINGILLID^. Sparrows, Finches, 

 Crossbills, Buntings, etc. 



GROUP i. Wing, 1.75 to 2.13 inches long. See page 192. 

 GROUP 2. Wing, 2.13 to 2.37 inches long. See page 193. 



Part i. Breast, more or less streaked; carpal joint, edged with yellow. 



See page 193. 

 Part 2. Breast, more or less streaked; carpal joint, not yellow. See 



page 193. 

 Part 3. Breast, not streaked; carpal joint, edged with yellow. See 



page 193. 

 Part 4. Breast, not streaked; carpal joint, not edged with yellow. See 



page 194. 

 GROUP 3. Wing, 2.37 to 2.75 inches long. See page 194. 



Part i. Throat or under parts, more or less blue, red, dull green, or bright 



yellow. See page 194. 

 Part 2. Throat or under parts, not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green, 



breast, distinctly streaked; carpal joint, edged with yellow. See page 



195- 

 Part 3. Under parts, not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green; breast 



distinctly streaked; carpal joint, not edged with yellow. See page 196. 

 Part 4. Under parts, not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green; breast; 



not streaked; bend of wing (carpal joint), edged with yellow. See 



page 197. 

 Part 5. Under parts, not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green; the 



breast, not distinctly streaked, and no yellow on bend of wing. See 



page 198. 

 GROUP 4. Wing, 2.75 to 3.25 inches long. See page 199. 



Part i. Throat or under parts, more or less red, blue, green, or yellow 



See page 199. 

 Part 2. No blue, red, green, or yellow on the under parts; more or less 



of throat, black (sometimes only the chin); breast and sides, not dis- 

 tinctly streaked. See page 202. 

 Part 3. No blue, red, green, or yellow on the under parts; throat or chin, 



not black; breast or sides, not distinctly streaked; tail feathers, marked 



with more or less white. See page 203. 

 Part 4. No blue, red, green, or yellow on the under parts; throat or chin, 



not black; breast or sides, not distinctly streaked; no white on tail 



feathers. See page 204. 

 Part 5. No red, blue, green, or yellow on the under parts; throat, more 



or less (sometimes only the chin) black; breast or sides, distinctly 



streaked. See page 206. 



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