What Number Should I Ask for to Get These Types of Haircuts?

I always have an idea every time I go to the barbershop. Like short Ivy league type of haircut, really, really short on the sides and back and a little longer on top, but still quite short. I always guess the numbers, usually 1 for around the ears and at the bottom of the back of my head, then 2 for the rest of the sides and back, then either 4 or 5 for the top….except it always seems to turn out looking more like a buzz cut than anything.
Here are a few photo examples of what I would want:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee136/suwarnaadi/ChrisEvansShortHairstyles1.jpg

http://menshair.about.com/od/picturegalleries/ig/Short-Styles/short3.htm

http://menshair.about.com/od/picturegalleries/ig/Short-Styles/short5.htm

http://menshair.about.com/od/picturegalleries/ig/Short-Styles/short5.htm

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__rztMJjnNlg/SgSlca0WC-I/AAAAAAAAC90/y-HdxBN22yA/s400/mens-short-hair-cut-03.jpg&imgrefurl=http://top-hairstyle.com/mens-short-haircut/&usg=__AhbmGOQOiuNsEUP3OPziOVsitRY=&h=400&w=320&sz=22&hl=en&start=47&tbnid=4QBzmZG0aiRoCM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshort%2Bivy%2Bleague%2Bhaircut%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D619%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C895&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1038&vpy=200&dur=788&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=153&ty=163&ei=WcZpTIqrPMOBlAfb6MWeBQ&oei=D8ZpTOjiHoL_8Abjp8ytBA&esq=16&page=3&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:47&biw=1280&bih=619

Suggestion:

Bring a picture into the barbershop and tell them thats what you want, they should be able to figure it out.

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