4032 MICHIGAN BIRD LIFE. 
GG. Birds without any bright blue, yellow, or red. L, LL. 
L. Streaked below. M, MM. ; 
M. Broadly and strongly streaked ; wing over 3 inches 
long. Purple Finch, female. No. 208. 
MM. Narrowly and often faintly streaked; wing less 
than 3 inches. Indigo Bird, female. No. 
242. 
LL. Without streaks below. N, NN. 
N. A dusky spot in middle of breast. Tree Sparrow. 
No. 230. 
NN. No dusky spot in middle of breast. O, OO 
O. Crown with a distinct median stripe. Clay 
colored Sparrow. No. 232. 
OO. Crown without median stripe. P, PP. 
P. Bill black. Chipping Sparrow. No. 231. 
PP. Bill reddish yellow. Field Sparrow. 
No. 233. 
Group 2. 
Closed tail rounded or double-rounded. 
A. Larger, wing over 2.75 inches. B, BB. 
B. Plumage with more or less red or yellow. C, CC. 
C. Breast yellow, no red anywhere. Black-throated Bunting. 
No. 243. 
CC. Breast not yellow. D, DD. 
D. Head crested, mainly red, no white on wings or tail. 
Cardinal, male and female. No. 240. 
DD. Head not crested, nor red; some white on wings or tail. 
E, EE. 
E. A yellow spot in front of eye. White-throated 
Sparrow. No. 229. 
EE. No yellow spot in front of eye, under wing coverts 
rose red or lemon yellow. Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak, male and female. No. 241. 
BB. Plumage without red or yellow. F, FF. 
F. Outer tail-feathers with much white. G, GG. 
G. Breast narrowly streaked with blackish. Vesper Sparrow. 
No. 220. 
GG. Breast not streaked. H, HH. 
H. Breast black or brown, sides bright brown. Chewink, 
male and female. No. 239. 
HH. Breast whitish with a small central patch of blackish 
spots. Lark Sparrow. No. 226. 
FF. Outer tail feathers without white. I, IT. 
I. Upper parts mainly rust red. Fox Sparrow. No. 238. 
II. Upper parts without rust red. J, JJ. 
J. Crown milk white or with a median light buff stripe. 
White Crowned Sparrow. No. 228. 
JJ. Crown black or blackish without median light stripe. 
Harris’ Sparrow. No. 227. 
