462 MICHIGAN BIRD LIFE. 



GG. Birds without any bright blue, yellow, or red. L, LL. 

 L. Streaked below. M, MM. 



M. Broadly and strongly streaked; wing over 3 inches 



long. Purple Finch, female. No. 208. 

 MM. Narrowly and often faintly streaked; wing less 

 than 3 inches. Indigo Bird, female. No. 

 242. 

 LL. Without streaks below. N, NN. 



N. A dusky spot in middle of breast. Tree Sparrow. 



No. 230. 

 NN. No dusky spot in middle of breast. O, 00. 

 O. Crown with a distinct median stripe. Clay- 

 colored Sparrow. No. 232. 

 00. Crown without median stripe. P, PP. 



P. Bill black. Chipping Sparrow. No. 23L 

 PP. Bill reddish yellow. Field Sparrow. 

 No. 233. 



Group 2. 



Closed tail rounded or (loul)le-rounded. 



Larger, wing over 2.75 inches. B, BB. 

 B. Plumage with more or less red or yellow. C, CC. 



C. Breast yellow, no red anywhere. Black-throated Bunting. 



No. 243. 

 CC. Breast not yellow. D, DD. 



D. Head crested, mainly red, no white on wings or tail. 



Cardinal, male and female. No. 240. 

 DD. Head not crested, nor red; some white on wings or tail. 

 E, EE. 

 E. A yellow spot in front of eye. White-throated 



Sparrow. No. 229. 

 EE. No yellow spot in front of eye, under wing coverts 

 rose red or lemon yellow. Rose-breasted 

 Grosbeak, male and female. No. 24L 

 BB. Plumage without red or yellow. F, FF. 



F. Outer tail-feathers with much white. G, GG. 



G. Breast narrowly streaked with blackish. Vesper Sparrow. 



No. 220. 

 GG. Breast not streaked. H, HH. 



n. Breast black or bi'own, sides bright brown. Chewink, 



male and female. No. 239. 

 HH. Breast whitish with a small central patch of blackish 

 spots. Lark Sparrow. No. 22G. 

 FF. Outer tail feathers without white. I, IL 



L Upper parts mainly rust red. Fox Sparrow. No. 238. 

 IL Upper parts without rust red. J, J.I. 



J. Crown milk white or with a median light buff stripe. 



White Crowned Sparrow. No. 228. 

 JJ. Crown black or blackish without median light stripe. 

 Harris' Sparrow. No. 227. 



