SYNOPSIS. 87 



^"^ Yellowish red above ; white below. Spring and autumnal 

 migrant. Fox-colored Sparrow. 67 



C. Small, 6.00 long or a little over or under. 

 A. Tail, with white markings. 



A. Streaked above and below. 



'•' Yellowish brown above ; whitish below. Summer resident. 

 Vesper Sparrow. 36 



B. >Jo Btreakings anywhere. 



* Dark slaty above, and on head and breast ; white beneath 

 Spring and autumnal migrant. Winters in middle and south- 

 ern, summer resident in northern portion. Snow Bird. 60 



B. Tail, without white markings. 



A. Top of head reddish brown. No streaks beneath. 



a. Tail, forked, shorter than wings. 



'•' No dark line through eye. Beneath, yellowish ashy, 

 with single, central brown spot. Spring and autumnal mi- 

 grant ; winter resident in middle and southern portion. Tree 

 Sparrow. 13 



'^ No dark line through eye . Beneath, yellowish ashy, no 

 central spot. Summer resident. Field Sparrow. 14 



" Beneath, dark ashy. Black line through eye ; no cen- 

 tral spot. Summer resident. Chipping Sparrow. 10 



b. Tail, rounded, equal to wing. 



^' White beneath, with ashy band across breast. Chiefly 

 summer visitor. Swamp Sparrow. 66 



B. Top of head uniform with back, both streaked ; streaks 

 above and below. 



a. Tail, rounded, and as long as wing. No yellow in front 

 of eye. 



