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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Head uud throat, dull chocolate brown; rest of pliuuage, greenish black; no 

 white on wings or tail. (See Section 9, Family Icteridie, wliere it belongs.) 



Cow Bird. 



Molothrus (tier (^maJe). 

 See No. 371. 



General plumage, brownish gray ; no white on wing coverts or tail featliers. 



(This species belongs in Family Icterid;«, but the bill is somewliat Finch-like 

 in appearance, and tlie bird might be looked for under this section.) 



Cow Bird. 



Molothrus ater (fnnnlr). 

 See No. 371. 



Head, with crest ; breast, grayish bull or light tawny ; l)ack, olive gray, without 

 streaks ; rump and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. 



Cardinal. 



Cardinales cardinalis (^female). 

 See No. 442. 



Crown, brown, with white stripe in middle; a lilack stripe on each side of 

 throat; undcrparts, soiled white; tail feathers, broadly tipped with white; rump 

 and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. 



Lark Sparrow. 

 Lark Finch. 

 Chondcstes (jrainmicus. 

 See No. 420. 



Rump and upper surface of tail feathers, rufous brown ; uuderparts, white, 

 more or less spotted or streaked with brown. 



Fox Sparrow. 



Passerella iliaca. 

 See No. 439. 



Entire head and back, brown or black; belly, wliite; sides of body, bright, 

 rufous brown. 



Towhee Bunting. 



Pipilo erythroplithdhniix . 

 ■ - _ See No. 440. 



Underparts, white, often 

 tinged with light brown on 

 tlie breast; greater part of 

 outer tail feathers, white. 



Snow Bunting. 

 Snow Flake, 



Plectrophcnax nivalis. 

 See No. 403. 



Snow Bunting. 



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