86 SYNOPSIS. 



B. ilediuni, over 6.25, under 7.50 long. 

 A. Tail with white markings. 



A. No streaks below. 



a. Throat and breast, black. 



* Brownish ; collar behind, chestnut. Sides, streaked. 

 Autumnal migrant. Lapland Longspur. 38 



b. Throat, white, with black maxillary lines. 



* Brownish above ; white below, unstreaked ; black cen- 

 tral spot on breast. Casual visitor. Lark Finch. 20 



c. No black markings about head. 



* White, overwashed with yellowish red. Back, wings and 

 tail, partly black. Snow Bunting . 40 



B. Tail, without wliite marking's. 



A. Throat, black. 



* Yellowish brown above, white beneath. Casual in sum- 

 mer. Black-throated Bunting. 9 



B. Throat white or whitish. 

 a Yellow in front of eye. 



^ Reddish brown above, streaked. Throat, distinctly white 

 Common spring and autumnal migrant ; summer resident in 

 northern portion. W rite-throated Sparrow. 16 



b. No yellow on head. 



'■•= Grayish brown above, streaked. Throat, indistinctly 

 white. Spring and autumnal migrant. White-crowned 

 Sparrow. 19 



c. Color, Lcrrly uniform. No strcakings. 



Male, blue ; female, reddish brown ; both with buify wing 

 bars. Accidental. Blue Grosbeak. 79 



D. Color, not uniform, streaked above, spotted below. 



