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** Sexes uulikc, scarcely or not streaked; adult $ with black on 

 crown, wings and tail. (Astragalinus, Cab.) 



2. C. tr/stis, (L,) Bon. Yellow Bird. Thistle Bird. 

 Am. Goldfinch. $ rich yellow; rump whitish; w^ing 

 bars white; white spot on each tail feather; $ more 

 olivaceous; fall plumage pale yellow brow^ii; young 

 variously ochraceous, with yellow or not; L. 6; W. 3; 

 T. 2. N.Am.; everywhere. 



7. GALCARIUS, Bechst. Lqxgspurs. 



*Bill small with a ruff; hind claw long but curved. (Plectro- 

 jphenax Stejnegger.) 



1. C. nivalis, ( L. ) Snow Bunting. Snow 



Flake. In breeding season, pure white, with black on 



back, wings and tail; ])ill and feet ])lack; in U. S. usually 



bill pale, and white of body clouded with clear, warm 



brown; L. 7; W- 4i-; T. 3. Northern, S. in winter to 



Ohio R.; a l)eautiful l^ird. 



**BiIl larger, without ruff ; hmd claw nearly straight. (JJal- 

 car ins.) 



2. C. lapponicus, (L.) Stejn. I^apland Longspur. 

 5 with head and throat mostly l)lack; a chestnut collar; 

 back black and streaky, whitish below; outer tail feathers 

 with white; legs and feet black; $ and winter ])irds with 

 less black; L. 6^-; W. 4; T. 2f. Northern, S. in winter 

 to N. Y. and Ills. 



3. C. pictus (Sw.) Painted Lark Bunting. S with 

 head, and upper parts mostly black; collar and under 

 parts rich fawn color; legs pale; $ duller. Northern, S. 

 in the interior to Ills, and Kans.; rare. (See Addenda.) 



S. PASSER, Brisson. House SparrowSo 

 = Pyrgita^ Cuvier. 

 1. P. domesficus, L. English Sparroav. S chestnut 



