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B. YELLOW CONSPICUOUS IN PLUMAGE. 

 1. Throat with black patch. 



Breast yellow ; back brownish, streaked. Found in 

 meadows in the Mississippi valley. 



p. 224. DICKCISSEL. 



1'. Throat without black patch. 



Entire body canary yellow ; cap, wings, and tail black. 



p. 145. GOLDFINCH. 



C. BLACK OR SLATE-GRAY CONSPICUOUS IN PLUMAGE. 

 1. Mainly black and white, large. 



2. Upper parts black ; sides russet ; belly and corners of 

 tail white. Scratches among leaves on ground. Fe- 

 male brown in place of black . p. 181. CHEWINK. 



2'. Upper parts washed with brown. Seen in flocks on the 

 snow, November to March . p. 223. SNOWFLAKE. 



1'. Not mainly black and white; small. 



Slate-gray, belly and outer tail feathers white. 



p. 221. JUNCO. 



D. RED CONSPICUOUS IN PLUMAGE. 

 1. Bill crossed. 



Small winter visitants. Seen in flocks with greenish yel- 

 low females and young, often eating seeds of cones. 



2. Body dull red ; no black or white on back or wings. 



p. 234. AMERICAN CROSSBILL. 



2'. Body pink; back marked with black ; wings black and 

 white . . . p. 235. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 



1'. Bill not crossed. 



3. Body mainly red. 



4. Body bright cardinal ; head with high crest. Female 

 largely brownish p. 65. CARDINAL. 



4'. Body washed with dull rose-red; head without crest. 

 6. Size small ; resident. Female sparrowy, streaked. 



p. 148. PURPLE FINCH. 



