Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 



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A black spot on the chin ; crown, with more or less metallic red ; 

 rump, white, usually without streaks; bill, yellowish, with dark tip; 

 plumage, much whiter than linaria. Rarely occurs south of Labrador. 



Acanthis hornefnannii exilipes. 

 Hoary Redpoll. 

 See No. 240. 



PART 6. The following species have no red, blue, green, or yellow 



on the under parts; throat or chin, not black, and the 



breast, distinctly streaked or spotted : — 



Savanna Sparrow. 



Crown feathers, blackish, narrowly edged with light brown ; an 



imperfect buff white line through center of crown; tail, usually under 

 2.20; wing, usually under 2.90 (more or less yellow over and in front 

 of eye in some plumages ) ; outer tail feathers, not shorter than middle 

 ones; a black streak on sides of upper throat ; back, streaked; breast, 

 streaked with dark brown ; outer web of outer tail feather, edged with 

 dull white. Passer cuius sandwichensis savanna. 



Savanna Sparrow. 

 See No. 249. 



Rump and upper surface of tail feathers, rufous brown. 



Passer ella iliaca. 

 Fox Sparrow. 



See No. 270. 



