. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 2i8 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. General plumage, brownish gray; no white on wing coverts or tail feathers. (This species belongs in Family Icterida, but the bill is somewhat Finch-like in appearance, and the bird might be looked for under this section.) Molothrus ater (female). Cowbird. See No. 224. Head, with crest; breast, grayish buff or light tawny; back, olive gray, without streaks; rump and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. Cardinalis cardinalis {female). Cardinal Grosbeak. Cardinal. See No. 273. Crown, b
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 2i8 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. General plumage, brownish gray; no white on wing coverts or tail feathers. (This species belongs in Family Icterida, but the bill is somewhat Finch-like in appearance, and the bird might be looked for under this section.) Molothrus ater (female). Cowbird. See No. 224. Head, with crest; breast, grayish buff or light tawny; back, olive gray, without streaks; rump and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. Cardinalis cardinalis {female). Cardinal Grosbeak. Cardinal. See No. 273. Crown, brown, with white stripe in middle; a black stripe on each side of throat; under parts, soiled white; tail feathers, broadly tipped with white; rump and upper surface of tail, not rufous brown. Chondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow. Lark Finch. See No. 254. Rump and upper surface of tail feathers, rufous brown; under parts, white, more or less spotted or streaked with brown. Passerella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. See No. 270. Entire head and back, brown (female) or black (male); belly, white; sides of body, bright, rufous brown. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee Bunting. See No. Snow Bunting. Summer Plumage. Under parts, white, often tinged with light brown on the breast; greater part of outer tail feathers, white; a large white patch on wing; back rusty brown (not black) in winter. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snowflake. Snow Bunting. See No. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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