88 SYNOPSIS 



'-•'= No buff across breast. Chiefly summer resident. Song 

 ISparrow. G2 



'■' Buff band across breast. Local spring and autumnal 

 migrant. Lincoln's Sparrow. 65 



b. Tail, much shorter than wings, slightly forked. Feath- 

 ers not pointed. Yellow spot in front of eye. 



■"'Dark colors predominating above. Summer resident. 

 Savannah Sparrow. 31 



^ Light colors predominating above. Chiefly spring and 

 autumnal migrant on coast. Ipswich Sparrow. 33 



c. Tail, about equal to wings, with feathers sharpened. 



" Buffy, no yellow in front of eye. Summer visitor to coast. 

 Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 22 



^ Grajdsh, yellow spot in front of eye. Summer visitor to 

 coast of Connecticut, casual further north. Sea-side Spar- 

 row. , ,25 



'•' Greenish buff above, buff below. Local summer visitor. 



Henslow's Sparrow. 29 



c. No streaks below. Top of head uniform with back. 



'-' Reddish streaks above, buffy below ; yellow in front of eye. 

 Summer resident, local. Yellow-winged Sparrow.^^^ 27 



D. Colors uniform. No streaks. 



^''' Male, blue ; female, reddish brown, no wing bands. Sum- 

 mer resident. Indigo Bird. 76 



e. Tail, deeply forked. Bill, not crossed. 



a. Head, sub-crested. 



^ Male, crimson lake ; female grayish, streaked. Resident. 

 Purple Finch. 53 



