226 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTEUN NOKTH AMERICA. 



FAIVIILY FEIIvTGILLID^. 



SPARKOWS, FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, BUNTINGS, ETC. 



GROUP 1. Wino;, 1.75 to 2.13 inche.^ long. See page 228. 



GROUP 2. Wing, 2.13 to 2.37 inches long. See page 230. 



Part 1. Breast, more or less .streaked; carpal joint, edged with yellow. See page 230. 



Tart 2. I'.rea.st, more or less streaked; carpal joint, not yellow. See page 231. 



Part 3. Breast, not streak(.'d; carpal joint, edged with yellow. See page 231. 



Part 4. r.reast, not stre.aked; carpal joint, not edged with yellow. See page 232. 



GROUP 3. Wing, 2.37 to 2.7.5 inches long. See page 2.33. 



Part 1. Throat or underparts, more or less hlue, red, dnll green, or hright yellow. 



See page 233. 

 Part 2. Throat or underparts, not maiked with red, bine, yellow, or green: hreast, 



distinctly streaked; carpal joint, edged with yellow. See page 234. 

 Part 3. I'nderparts, not marked with red, hlue, yellow, or green; hreast, distinctly 



streaked; carpal joint, not edged with yellow. See page 23(1. 

 Part 4. I'nderparts, not marked with red, hlue, yellow, or green; breast, not streaked; 



bend of wing (carpal joint), edged with yellow. See page 237. 

 Part 5. I'nderparts, not marked with red, blue, yellow, or green; the breast, not 



distinctly streaked, and no yellow on bend of wing. See liage 23S. 



GROUP 4. AVing, 2.75 to 3.25 inches long. See page 239. 



Pait 1. 'J'hroat or underparts, more or less red, blue, green, or yellow. See page 230. 

 Part 2. \o blue, red, green, or jellow on the underparts; moi'O or less of throat, black 



(sometimes oidy the chin) ; breast and sides, not distinctly strcidicd. See 



page 243. 

 Part 3. No Idne, red, green, or yellow on the tinderparts; throat or chin, not Idack; 



breast or sides, not distinctly streaked; tail feathers, marked with inore or 



less white. See page 244. 



