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** Sexes unlike ; scarcely or not streaked ; adult $ with black on 

 crown, wings and tail. (Astragalinus, Cab.) 



2. C. tristiSf (L.) Bon. YELLOW BIRD. THISTLE BIRD. 

 AM. GOLDFINCH. $ rich yellow; rump whitish; wing 

 bars white; white spot on each tail feather; $ more 

 olivaceous; fall plumage pale yellow brown; young 

 variously ochraceous, with yellow or not; L. 5; W. 3; 

 T. 2. N. Am.; everywhere. 



7. PLECTROPHANES, Meyer. LONGSPURS. 

 * Bill small, with a ruff; hind claw long but curved. (Plectra- 

 phanes.) 



1. P. nivalis, (L.) Meyer. SNOW BUNTING. SNOW 

 FLAKE. In breeding season, pure white, with black on 

 back, wings and tail; bill and feet black; in U. S. usually 

 bill pale, and white of body clouded with clear, warm 

 brown; L. 7; W- 4J; T. 3. Northern, S. in winter to 

 Ohio R.; a beautiful bird. 



** Bill larger, without ruff; hind claw nearly straight. (Centra- 

 pJianes, Kaup.) 



2. P. lapponicus, (L.) Selby. LAPLAND LONGSPUR. 

 $ with head and throat mostly black; a chestnut collar; 

 back black and streaky, whitish below; outer tail feathers 

 with white; legs and feet black; $ and winter birds with 

 less black; L. 6; W. 4; T. 2f. Northern, S. in winter 

 to N. Y. and Ills. 



3. P. pictus, Sw. PAINTED LARK BUNTING. $ with 

 head and upper parts mostly black; collar and under 

 parts rich fawn color; legs pale; $ duller. Northern, S. 

 in the interior to Ills, and Kans.; rare. 



8. PASSER, Brisson. HOUSE SPARROWS. 



= Pyrgitd) Cuvier. 

 1. P. domesticus, L. ENGLISH SPARROW. $ chestnut 



