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c*. Center of crown white; the sides black; wing-bars white. 



554. WHITE-CROWNED SPARUOW. 



c*>. Crown grayish ; mandibles crossed . 521. AM. CROSSBILL. 

 d l . Crown mixed grayish brown and rufous, ashy, or slate-color, 

 without black streaks, 

 d*. Wing 2*50 ; bill brownish flesh-color ; back rufous, streaked 



with black 563. FIELD SPARROW. 



d 3 . Wing 3-00; center of crown grayish brown, bordered by 

 chestnut - rufous ; back grayish brown, spotted with olive- 

 brown 554. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



d*. Crown slate-color; a chestnut patch behind th.e eye; throat 



black P. 282. ENGLISH SPARROW $ . 



d 5 . Crown entirely dull brown; lesser wing-coverts broadly 



tipped with buify P. 282. ENGLISH SPARROW 9 . 



HI. Under parts without red and with numerous streaks. 

 1. Tail-feathers without white or yellow spots or patches, the outer ones 

 little if any shorter than the middle pair. 



A. Head of about the same color as the back ; no yellow over the eye, or 

 on the bend of the wing, or under wing-coverts. 



a. Rump yellowish or yellowish green ; mandibles crossed. 

 a 1 . Wing-coverts tipped with white. 



522. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL 9 . 

 a 3 . Wing-coverts not tipped with white . . 521. AM. CROSSBILL 9 . 



b. Mandibles not crossed ; rump brown or brownish or sandy like the 

 back ; wing under 3-25. 



b 1 . Back pale brownish ashy, streaked with brownish ; a whitish 

 streak over the eye ; legs flesh-color ; first primary as long or longer 



than the second . , 541. IPSWICH SPARROW. 



6 2 . Back and most of under parts streaked with black and reddish 

 brown ; upper and under tail-coverts streaked ; first primary shorter 

 than second ; outer tail-feathers shorter than middle ones. 



581. SONG SPARROW. 

 b 9 . Back distinctly streaked ; a cream-buff band across the breast. 



583. LINCOLN'S FINCH. 



b*. Back grayish brown, the feathers with or without distinct 

 streaks; first primaries nearly as long or longer than second; 

 outer tail-feathers longer than middle pair ; legs and feet black- 

 ish ; with bristly feathers over the nostrils. 



517. PURPLE FINCH 9 . 

 b 6 . Back without streaks ; no bristly feathers over the nostrils. 



598. INDIGO BUNTING 9 . 



c. Mandibles not crossed ; upper tail-feathers and tail bright reddish 

 brown, without black streaks ; rump brighter ; wing about 3-50. 



585. Fox SPARROW. 



B. Head of about the same color as the back ; a yellow mark before the 

 eye, or on the bend of the wing, or under wing-coverts. 

 a. Wing about 4-00 ; under wing-coverts deep yellow. 



595. KOSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 9 . 



