27G FINCIIES, SPARROWS, ETC.

1;, \1 111;: generally under 2' "110; t'e 1t11er-1 (1f the em“ 11 black bordered by ehestnut-l,11"e\\11; 11 bully line through the center of crown. 542a. SAVANNA Sriuumw. c. “111gve11er11lly m er 200; feathers of em“ 11 with small black cen— ters boldered \\ ith einnainon—brewn and pale brownish gray. 541. I1-sw1e11 SPARROW. :1. Wing about 300; breast washed with yellow . . 604 111(1Ke1ss 1.. 6. Wing about 3'00; sides brownish; throat white quite dill'erent from theg, ax ish l)l(}'1\t . . . r}. \\ lllTE THRO -:1'r111 SPARROW. C. A briwht red Lrow 11 cap' 110 yellow before the eye or 011 the bend of the \\ ing. a. Rump and flanks always heavily streaked with blackish. 528. 111211110111. and races. 1). Rump White. generally without streaks; flanks lightly streaked; more or less white in the feathers (11' the back. 527. GREENLAND REDI‘0LL. 527a. IleARY REDPOLL. 2. Tail—feathers without white or yellow patches, narrow and generally sharply pointed, the outer-feathers always mac/1 shorter than the middle pair. A. Crown of a different color from the back. or 11 buffy line over the eye. a. Center of crown with a more or less distinct brownish or butfy line. (11. Nape dull, pale olive-green. of the same color as the line over the eye. but finely streaked with black; back rut‘eus—brown, streaked with black. . . . . . . . . . . 547. HENSLOW’S SPARROW. a". Nape bright rufous—brown, the feathers bordered by gray; the feathers of the back black, bordered by bull'y whitish. 54s. 1.12110Nr12’s SPARROW. (1. Center of crown with a more or less distinct stripe of ashy blue. b1. Breast and ‘sides distinctly streaked with black or blackish. 5411. SHARP—T 1111211 SI’ARRtHV. 117.111'1e1st and sides bufiV or bro“ n1~l1 the former generally without distinct black streaks . 511111. 1\ sex s SHARP—numb SI’ARRU“. 549/). A1111”. . 11’. Crown of the same color as the back ; no bull'y line over the eye. a. A yellow spot before the eye and 1111 the bend of wing. Upper parts very dark brown or black; the feathers edged with oli\'L-,~gray or ashy, breast generally with black streaks. (Florida) 513011.8110'1'T’s \‘1-2 \s111r; SPARRnw.551.1)1‘s1ty SEASllui SPARRow. (1:1 Back olive— gray' , breast \1. 1th "ray ish brew 11 streaks. 5:311. SEASIUE SPARROW. Z1. No yellow before the eye: bend of‘ the wing yellow. 575.1’1x1:—\\'oo11s SPARRuw. 51750. l’memmx's SPARRow. c. No yellow before the eye or on the bend 111' the wing. ('1. A broad eream—bull' band across the bre: 't.

SH:\]H’>TAU.EI) SPARRow.

1' . LiNeQLN’s SPARRow. c’. No cream—buff band 011 the breast; streaks 011 the breast tending to form 11 spot in its middle. . . . . . . 551. Soxu SPARROW.

3. Tail with white patches or base of tail yellow.