FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



273 



a. Throat ami breast black, brown, or slate-color, sharply defined 

 from the white Vielly. 



a*. Breast bhick or brown ; sides rufous .... 587. Towiikk. 

 a*. Breast slate-color; sides the same, or l)rowinsh. 



5G7. JiNco. M7t'. Cauolina Junco. 



b. Tiiroat and belly more or less yellow or ashy. 

 6>. WiUfi over ^'OO ; bill stout, greenish yellow. 



r)14. EvKNiNo Grosbeak. 

 6». Bill small and sharp; back brown; tliroat yellowish. 



521*. Goldfinch ( 9 and im.). 

 is. Body bri<,'ht yellow, cap black . . 529. Goldfinch ( S ad.). 



c. Under parts pure white, middle of back black. 



534. Snowflake. 

 Ji. Back streaked with black, brown, or white. 



a. Bend of the winijj yellow ; tail under 2'20. 



54tl. Gr/sshoppeu Sparrow. 



b. Breast black or blackish; lesser winj^-coverts reddish brown. 



.WO. M( Cown's LoNosriR S. 



c. Breast butfy ; belly whitisli ; outer tail-feathers white, next three 

 or four more or less white with a black band at the end ; seconda- 

 ries not entirely wliite 53'J. McCown's LoNospiK 9 . 



d. UiuUr parts entirely liijht brown or butfy, only two outer tail- 

 feathers white; no yellow on the bend of the wing. 



537. Smith's Lonospi'r. 



e. UnJer parts pure white, with a blackisli spot on the center of the 

 breast, a black stripe on the sides o*' the throat; sides of the 

 crown and car-coverts chestnut .... 552. Lark Sparrow. 



/. Wing slightly over 4-00; under parts pure white or washed with 

 rusty ; head anil rump white or rusty ; most of secondaries white. 



534. Snowflake. 

 2. Tail without large white spots or patclies. 

 A. Back plain, without distinct streaks. 



a. Back blue, bluish, or brownish blue. 



a». Wing over 300; lesser wing-coverts cliestnut or with broad 

 chestnut tips 597. Blue Grosbeak. 



a". Wing under 3-00; leaser wing-coverts blue or bluish, tipped 

 with light brown 508. Indiou Bintinq. 



b. Back green or greenish, or rump yellow or greenish yellow. 

 i>. Mandibles not crossed. 



6». Back greenish (JOl. Painted Bi'ntino $. 



b>. Back and under parts slaty gray ; bill black. 



515. Pine Guoshkak ( 9 and ini.). 

 b*. Forehead, rumji, under parts, and scapulars yellow or brown- 

 ish yellow; secondaries white; bill yellow. 



514. EvENiNO Grosbeak S. 

 c>. Mandibles crossed. 



t*. Wing-bars white .... 522. WiiiTE-wiNOEn rRossnii.L. 



c*. Without white wing-bara 521, Am. Crossbill, 



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