FAM. XII I. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 113 



P. Wing, 2|-3i^ ; back ashy, somewhat streaked with brownish ; a white 



streak over the eye 18. Ipswich Sparrow. 



P. Wing, 2|-2| ; pale yellow in front of eye and on bend of wing ; back 



sharply streaked with black 19. Savanna Sparrow. 



P. Wing, 2^-2| ; bend of wing yellow ; spot in front of eye orange 



_ 21. Grasshopper Sparrow. 



P. Wing, 2|-3 ; western species with very narrow and acute tail feath- 

 ers ; head buffy on crown and white on chin and throat 



20. Baird's Sparrow. 



Q. Hind toe nail but little longer than that of middle toe ; bend of 

 wing chestnut ; breast without yellow but streaked with black ; 

 under tail feathers almost entirely white ; tail double-rounded". . . 



17. Vesper Sparrow. 



Q. Hind toe nail but little longer than that of the middle toe ; breast 



with more or less of yellow ; under tall feathers not white 



52. Dickcissel. 



Q. Hind toe nail about as long as the hind toe and nearly twice as 

 long as that of the middle toe and but little curved.8 (R.) 

 R. Bill stout, nearly as high at base as the culmen is long ; under tail 

 feathers almost entirely white ; others, except the middle pair, tipped 



with black ; bend of wing chestnut (western) 



10. McCown's Longspur. 



R. Bill much more slender.^ (S.) 



S. Two under tail feathers mostly white ; under parts buffy 



14. Smith's Longspur. 



S. Second under tail feather but little white ; breast with much black ; 



belly whitish ; legs and feet black 1.3. Lapland Longspur. 



S. Under tail feathers mostly or entirely white ; all others witli uuich 



white at base ; legs pale 15. Chestnut-collared Longspur. 



T. Tail as long as or longer than the wings. (W.) 



T. Tail shorter than the wings ; wing, 3 or more long. (V.) 



T. Tail shorter than the wings ; wing, 2-3 long. (U.) 



U. Body yellow, with wings and tail black (male), or back brown, with 

 more or less yellow below (female) ; bill very .sharp and small. . . 



8. American Goldfinch. 



U. Plumage blue (male) or grayish-brown, with some tinge of blue on 

 the outer web of the quills (female) ; the under side of the bill 



with a blackish stripe 49. Indigo Bimting. 



U. Head blue ; back golden green ; rump and und r parts red (male), 



or above olive-green ; below greenish-yellow (female) 



50. Painted Bunting. 



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