THE BIKDS OF N^EW JERSEY. 219 



ee. Wing under 3.30. 



/, Streaks mere shaft lines, middle of breast 

 tinged with yellow. 



DiCKCissEL (young), p. 246 

 //. Wing bars and base of tail yellowish. 



I'iNE Siskin, p. 226 

 fff. A bright buff line from bill over eye and 

 around the gray ear-coverts. 



Sharp-tailed Sparrows, pp. 232-234 



ffff. No bright buff on side of face nor yellow on 



tail. 



(J. Outer tail feathers longer than middle 



pair. Purple Finch (female), p. 222 



gg. Outer tail feathers not longer than middle 



pair. 



h. General ground color above pale 

 brownish-gray. 



Ipswich Sparrow, p. 228 

 hh. General ground color above chest- 

 nut-brown or dark brown. 

 i. A strong black stripe down each 

 side of the throat from the bill. 

 ;. Tail over 2.50. 



Song Sparrow, p. 239 

 //. Tail under 2.50. 



Savannah Sparrow, p. 229 

 ii. No well marked stripe on sides of 

 throat. 



Sharp-tailed and Seaside Spar- 

 rows' (young), pp. 232-234 

 Jihh. Ground color of head olive-green, 

 and back rufous brown. 



Henslow's Sparrow, p. 231 

 cccc. Breast gray, obscurely mottled but not distinctly streaked, 

 throat white. 



d. Upper parts slaty-gray and olive. 



Seaside Sparrow, p. 234 

 dd. Upper parts brown, streaked with black and buff. 



e. Wing, 2.30-2.50. Swamp Sparrow, p. 240 



ee. Wing, 2.80-3.15. White-throated Sparrow, p. 236 

 ccccc. Under parts plain, neither streaked nor mottled. 

 d. Breast washed with buff. 



e. Tail, 2.50 or over. Field Sparrow, p. 238 



ee. Tail, 2 or less. Grasshopper Sparrow, p. 230 



dd. Breast gray or white. 

 e. Wing, 2.80 or over. 

 f. Tail over 2.75. 



g. Center of crown white. 



7i. Yellow spot before the eye. 



White-throated Sparrow', p. 236 

 hh. No yellow spot before the eye. 



White-crowned Sparrow, p. 235 



' Look here also for young of Chipping, Field and Grasshopper Sparrows. 



