FAMILY FRINGILLIIJ.^5. — SPAKUOWS, FINCHES, CUOSSBILLS, ETC. 



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Bill, large; depth of bill at base, about equal 

 to length of culmeu ; crown and back, 

 brownish olive, streaked with blackish; 



throat, streaked dark olive brown, not black; 

 outer tail feathers, not shorter than middle 

 ones. 



Purple Finch. 



Carpoilacus pmjmrens {female,) . 

 See No. 389. 



Outer tail feathers, decidedly shorter 

 than middle ones ; erowu, dull rufous 

 browu, streaked with black and sliowiug 

 a grajash stripe in the centre; uudei- 

 parts, wliite ; the l^reast, heavily streaked 

 with black ; carpal joint, not edged with 

 yellow ; outer tail feathers, not half white 

 (the breast and sides, often faintly tinged 

 with tawny and black striping on breast, 

 often mixed with more or less rufous 

 brown) ; back, streaked. 



Song Sparrow. 



Mclospiza fasciata. 

 See No. 436. 



