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made in mind, as the times of the appearance of each species 

 is given in the Synopsis, thus it would be, as far as the observa- 

 tion of ornithologists extend, useless to look for a Chipping 

 Sparrow in January in New England, although a Tree Spar- 

 row would quite likely be found then. Two or three of the 

 merely casual or accidental visitors are omitted from the 

 Synopsis. 



SYNOPSIS. 



A, large, 7.50 to 8.50 long;. 



A. T«aiL without white markings. 



A. Head, crested. 



'•' Carmine throughout; female duller. 

 Cardinal Grosbeak. 



B. Head, not crested. 



a. Bill, yellow. 

 " Dusky yellow, wings and tail, black. 



visitor. Evening Grosbeak. 



b. Bill, black. 



* Rosy, often gray. Wing bars, white. Winter visitor. 

 Pine Grosbeak. Do 



B. Tail, with white markings. 

 A. Sides chestnut. Bill, black. 



'-•' Black above and on head and neck all around. White 

 beneath. Towhee. 70 



b. Sides not chestnut. Bill, white. 



* Black above, with broad white markings. White be- 

 neath. Breast rose. Female, brown, streaked above and 

 below. No rose. White line over eye. See fig. 11. Sum- 

 mer resident. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 73 



