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cc. Bill not as above, 

 d. With a prominent crest, Cardinal Bird. 



cUl. No crest. 



Colors chiefly black, white and brown, 



Snow Bunting. 

 Colors not as above, Fox Sparrow. 



bb. Length under 7 inches, 

 c. Nowhere decidedly streaked or spotted. 



Slate-colored ; belly white, Junco. 



More or less blue, Male Indigo-bird. 



More or less yellow, Goldfinch. 



cc. Streaked or spotted somewhere, 

 d. Lower mandible white with black stripe along 

 middle, Female Indigo-bird. 



dd. Lower mandible not as above, 

 e. (3uter tail feathers largely white, Vesper Sparrow . 

 ee. Not as above, 

 f. Wings much longer than tail, 

 g. With crimson or clear red. 



Nearly whole bird crimson, 



Male Purple Finch. 

 Only crown and throat crimson. 



Lesser Red-poll. 

 gg. With no red. 

 h. With yellow. 



Tail yellow at base. Pine Finch. 



Tail not yellow at base. 



Savannah Sparrow. 

 hh. With no yellow. 



Not streaked beneath, English Sparrow. 

 Much streaked beneath, 



Female Purple Finch. 

 ff . Wings little if any longer than tail, 

 g. Sharply streaked beneath. 



No buff or yellow, Song Sparrow. 



