FAM. Xm. FINCHES, SPARUOWS, ETC. Ill 



B. All tail feathers rather narrow and acutely pointed, and in many 

 cases stiff. s (L.) ^ ±- . 3 



B. Tail feathers neither especially narrow nor especially sharp-pointed, 

 and m no cases stiff. (Nos. 36-37 have narrow but not acute tail 

 feathers. ) (C.) 

 C. Wing, 4 or more long ; under parts white, sometimes with brownish 



markings 12. Snowflake. 



C. Wing, 3-4 long; no yellow anywhere. (K.) 



C. Wing, 3-4 long ; some distinct yellow on bend of wing and head. 



— Some yellow on breast also 52. Dickcissel. 



— No yellow on breast 30. White-throated Sparrow. 



And under that species Golden-crowned Sparrow. 



C. Wing, 3 or less long. (D.) 



D. With a spot of bright red on the crown 6 and 7. Redpolls. 



D. With some distinct yellow somewhere. (I.) 

 D. With neither distinct red nor yellow anywhere. (E.) 

 E. Tail rounded ; breast without distinct streaks ; crown dark chest- 

 nut or streaked ; no whitish wing-bars 40. Swamp Sparrow. 



E. Tail rounded ; breast sharply streaked. (H.) 

 E. Plumage not streaked below ; tail somewhat notched. (F.) 

 F. Crown slate-color, ashy-brown, or liver-brown ; a distinct white or 

 huffy wing bar. .11. European House Sparrow and E. Tree Sparrow. 

 F. Crown grayish with a light central stripe ; a white line over the eye. 



— Rump brownish 33. Clay-colored Sparrow. 



— Rump slate-gray 32. Chipping Sparrow. 



F. Crown chestnut. (G.) 



G. Crown bright chestnut ; a narrow black line back of the eye and 



some black on the forehead 32. Chipping Sparrow. 



G. Crown bright chestnut ; a reddish-brown line back of the eye and 



a black or blackish spot on the breast 31. Tree Sparrow. 



G. Crown dull chestnut ; no black on the forehead ; a whitish eye 



ring .34. Field Sparrow. 



H. Back, sides, breast, and tail coverts much streaked ; crown with a 



faint, pale, medium line 38. Song Sparrow. 



H. Everywhere sharply streaked ; crown not chestnut ; a buffy band 



across breast 39. Lincoln's Sparrow. 



I. Wing quills and under tail feathers yellow at base ; tail notched ; 



under parts white, heavily streaked with black. . . .9. Pine Siskin. 



I. Breast at least with some yellow ; tail notched and the under tail 



feathers white blotched 8. American Goldfinch. 



