372 . FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



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



without black streaks. 

 d 3 . Wing 2*50; bill brownish flesh-color; back rufous, streaked 



with black ......... 563. FIELD SPARROW. 



d 4 . Wing 3*00; center of crown grayish brown, bordered by 



chestnut-rufous; back grayish brov/n, spotted with olive- 



brown ...... 554. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



d 5 . Crown slate-color; a chestnut patch behind the eye; throat 



black .......... ENGLISH SPARROW d 1 . 



of 6 . Crown entirely dull brown; lesser wing-coverts broadly 



tipped with buffy ....... ENGLISH SPARROW 9. 



in. Underparts without red and with streaks. 



1. Tail-feathers without white or yellow spots or patches. 



A. Outer tail-feathers little if any shorter than the middle pair. 

 a. Head of the same general color as the back. 



a 1 . No yellow over the eye or on the bend of the wing or under 



wing-coverts. 



a 2 . Rump yellowish or yellowish green; mandibles crossed. 

 a 3 . Wing-coverts tipped with white. 



522. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL 9. 

 a 4 . Wing-coverts not tipped with white. 



521. RED CROSSBILL 9. 

 6 2 . Rump brownish or sandy or rufous; mandibles not crossed. 



6 3 . Back pale brownish ashy, streaked with brownish; a whitish 



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

 or longer than the second . . 541. IPSWICH SPARROW. 



6 4 . Back and most of underparts streaked with black and rod- 



dish brown; upper and under tail-coverts streaked; first 

 primary shorter than second; outer tail-feathers shorter 

 than middle ones ...... 581. SONG SPARROW. 



b 5 . Back distinctly streaked; a cream-buff band across the 

 breast ......... 5S3. LINCOLN'S SPARROW. 



6 6 . Back grayish brown, the feathers with or without distinct 



streaks; first primary nearly as long as or longer than 

 second; outer tail-feathers longer than middle pair; logs 

 and feet blackish; with bristly feathers over the nostrils. 



517. PURPLE FINCH 9. 



6 7 . Back without streaks ; no bristly feathers over the nostrils. 



598. INDIGO BUNTING 9. 



6 8 . Upper tail-feathers and tail bright reddish brown, with- 



out black streaks; rump brighter; wing about 3'50. 



585. Fox SPARROW. 



6 9 . Cheeks buffy, bill pinkish; breast with a band of black- 



ish blotches ..... 553. HARRIS'S SPARROW Im. 

 6 1 . A yellow mark before the eye, or on the bend of the wing, or 

 under wing-coverts yellow. 



6 2 . Wing about 4*00; under wing-coverts deep yellow. 



595. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 9. 



6 3 . Wing generally under 2*90; feathers of the crown black, 



bordered by chestnut-brown ; a buffy line through the center 

 of crown ....... 542a. SAVANNAH SPARROW. 



b 4 . Wing generally over 2*90; feathers of crown with small black 

 centers bordered with cinnamon-brown and pale brownish 

 ay .......... 541. IPSWICH SPARROW. 



ing about 3'00; breast washed with yellow. 



604. PICKCISSEL. 



fe fl . Wing about 3'00; sides brownish; throat white, quite different 

 from the grayish breast. 



558. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 



gray 

 6 B . Wing 



