KEY TO FINCHES AND SPARROWS 247 



B. Yellow conspicuous in Plumage. 

 1. Throat with black patch. 



Breast yellow ; back brownish, streaked. Found in 

 meadows in the Mississippi valley. 



p. 224. Dickcissel. 



1'. Throat withoiU hlack patch. 



Entire body canary yellow ; cap, wings, and tail black. 



p. 145. Goldfinch. 



C. Black or Slate-gray conspicuous in Plumage. 

 1. Mainly hlack and white, large. 



2. Upper parts black ; sides russet ; belly and corners of 

 tail white. Scratches among- leaves on ground. Fe- 

 male brown in place of black . p. 181. Chewink. 



2'. Ui^per parts washed with brown. Seen in flocks on the 

 snow, November to March . p. 223. Snowflake. 



1'. Not mainly hlack and white ; small. 



Slate-gray, belly and outer tail feathers white. 



p. 221. JUNCO. 



D. Red conspicuous in Plumage. 

 1. Bill crossed. 



Small winter visitants. Seen in flocks with greenish yel- 

 low females and young, often eating seeds of cones. 



2. Body didl red ; no black or white on back or wings. 



p. 234. American Crossbill. 



2'. Body pink; back marked with black ; wings black and 

 white ... p. 235. White-winged Crossbill. 



1'. Bill not crossed. 



3. Body mainly red. 



4. Body bright cardinal ; head with high crest. Female 

 largely brownish p. 65. Cardinal. 



4'. Body washed with dull rose-red; head without crest, 

 fi. Size small ; resident. Female sparrowj^ streaked. 



p. 148. Purple Finch. 



