FA.MILY FKINGILLIO.E. SPAliUOWS, FINCHKS, CROSSBILLS, ETC. 



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

 to leno-th of culmcii ; crown and back, 

 brownish olive, streaked with blackish ; 



throat, streaked dark olive browu, not black; 

 outer tail feathers, uot shorter than middle 

 ones. 



Purple Finch. 



Carpoducus purpureus {female^. 

 See No. 389, 



Outer tail feathers, decidedly shorter 

 than middle ones ; crown, dull rufous 

 brown, streaked witli black aud showing 

 a graj-ish stripe in the centre; under- 

 parts, wliite ; the breast, heavily streaked 

 witli black; carpal joint, not edged with 

 yellow; outer tail leathers, not half white 

 (the breast and sides, often faintly tinged 

 with tawny and black striping on breast, 

 often mixed wilb more or 1<'S< ruf(.»'.is 

 brown); back, strcakcil. 



Song Sparrow. 



Mclospizn fasciaUi. 

 See No. 436. 



