22 Land Birds of New England 



66. Bird not much, if any, larger than a robin. Go to 67. 

 Bird at lease twice as large as a robin. American 



Crow, Either Sex. (p. 131.) 



67. Bird with a red or yellow patch on the shoulder. Red- 



winged Blackbird, Male. (p. 127.) 



NOTE. The patch consists of both red and yellow feath- 

 ers ; but the red ones are sometimes disarranged, GO that ths 

 yellow ones only show. 



Bird without such a patch. Go to 68. 



68. Bird distinctly smaller than a robin; head brown. Cov/- 



bird, Male. (p. 128.) 

 Bird distinctly larger than a robin; head and breast of a 



deep purple. Purple Grackle, Male. (p. 122. ) 

 Bird about the size of a robin. Go to 69. 



69. Black quite rusty. Rusty Blackbird, Either Sex. 



(p. 123.) 

 Black not rusty. Purple Grackle, Female. (p. 122.) 



70. Under parts largely or wholly white. Go to 71. 



Under parts chestnut, darker on throat; bird swallow-like. 

 Barn Swallow, Either Sex. (p. 92.) 



Throat and forebreast flame-color or orange, passing be- 

 hind into white, which is marked with black. Black- 

 burniaii Warbler, Male. (p. 74.) 



Under parts yellow, heavily marked with black. Mag- 

 nolia "Warbler, Either Sex. (p. 76.) 



Under parts with a considerable amount of solid black. 

 Go to 75. 



71. Rump white. Go to 72. 

 Rump not white. Go to 73. 



