FRINGILLID^. — XXXni. 83 



** Sexes unlike; scarcely or not streaked; adult i with black on 

 crown, wings and tail. {Astragalinus, Cab.) 

 2. C. tristis, (L.) Bon. Yellow Bied. Thistle Bied. 

 Am. Goldfinch. $ rich yellow; rump whitish; wing 

 bars white; white spot on each tail feather; $ more 

 olivaceous; fall plumage pale yellow brown; young 

 variously ochraoeous, with yellow or not; L. 5; W. 3; 

 T. 2. N. Am.; every where. 



7. PLECTROPHANES, Meyer. Longspurs. 

 * Bill small, with a ruff; hind claw long but cui-yed. (Plectro- 

 pharies.) 



1. P. nivalis, (L.) Meyer. Snow Bunting. Snow 

 Flake. In breeding season, pure white, with black on 

 back, wings and tail; bill and feet black; in U. S. usually 

 bill pale, and white of body clouded with clear, warm 

 brown; L. 7; W. 4^; T. 3. Northern, S. in winter to 

 Ohio R.; a beautiful bird. 



** Bill larger, wltlioul ruff; hind claw nearly straight. (Geniro- 

 phanes, Kaup.) 



2. P. lapponicus, (L.) Selby. Lapland Longspub. 



5 with head and throat mostly black; a chestnut collar; -J 

 back black and streaky, whitish below; outer tail feathers , 

 with white; legs and feet black; ? and winter birds with 

 less black; L. 6^; W. 4; T. 2f. Northern, S. in winter 

 to N. Y. and Ills. 



3. P. pietus, Sw. Painted Laek Bunting. 3 with 

 head and upper parts mostly black; collar and under 

 parts rich fawn color; legs pale; ? duller. Northern, S. 

 in the interior to Ills, and Kans.; rare. (See Addenda.) 



8. PASSER, Brisson. House Spaeeows. 

 = Pyrgita, Cuvier. 

 1. P. domesticus, L, English Spaeeow. $ chestnut 



