FKINGILLID^E. XXXIII. 81 



qq. Olivaceous; 110 black nor chestnut ; wings more 

 thaii 3 , secondaries not lengthened ; a ruff at 

 base of bill. . . $ of CARPODACUS, 3, 



gqq. Inner secondaries lengthened, about as long as 

 primaries; wings less than 3; no rufi'. 



PASSERCULUS, 9. 

 Ick. Wings little if any longer than tail. 



r. Tail feathers very slender, rather stiff and sharp 

 pointed. . . . AMMODROMUS, it 



rr. Tail feathers not rigid and sharp pointed. 

 8. Sharply streaked below. . . MELOSPIZA, 15. 

 ss. Not streaked below (when adult.) 

 t. Crown chestnut in adult (streaky in young) ; no 



yellow. 



u. Tail rounded ; length about 5| ; wings and tail 

 less than 2i; shaiply streaked above. 



MELOSPIZA, 15. 



uu* Tail forked; length 5 to 61; wings and tail 



2| to 3 ; tarsus $ to f . . SPTZELLA, 14. 



tt. Crown not chestnut in adult, often partially so 



in young. 



v. Head striped ; length more than G ; tarsus 



more than f . . . ZONOTRICHIA, 13. 



00. Length less than 6; bend of wing yellowish. 



, 16. 



/. HESPERIPHONA, Bonaparte. EVENING GROSBEAKS. 

 1. H. vespertina, (Coop.) Bon. EVENING GROSBEAK. 

 Olivaceous; crown, wings, tail and tibia black; forehead 

 and crissum yellow; bill very large, yellowish; L. 8; W. 

 4i; T. 2-J-. Western, E. to Ohio, etc. 



2. PINICQLA, Vieillot. PINE GROSBEAKS. 

 1. P. enuc/eafor, (L.) Vieill. PINE GROSBEAK. $ 

 chiefly red; white wing bars; $ ashy gray with brownish 

 yellow on head and rump; L. 8-J; W. 4^-; T. 4. North- 

 ward, S. in winter; in pine woods, etc. 



