28 Land Biras of New England 



Under parts gray, obscurely mottled. Go to 132. 

 Under parts distinctly spotted with brown or blackish. 

 Go to 139. 



102. Top of head black. Chickadee, Either Sex. (p. 



Si-) 



Top of head gray. English Sparrow, Male. (p. 



96.) 



NOTE. In the young the black spot is often somewhat 

 obscured with gray. 



103. Under parts rather faintly tinged with rose; cap car- 



mine. Redpoll, Male. (p. 117.) 



Under parts without any rosy tint; no carmine cap. Go 

 to 104. 



104. Legs and beak very long and slender; bird fitted for 



wading. Solitary Sandpiper, Either Sex. (p. 



I53-) 

 Legs and beak not very long and slender. Go to 105. 



105. Bird distinctly larger than a sparrow. Go to 106. 

 Bird as small or smaller than a sparrow. Go to 109. 



106. Upper parts black-brown; tail with white tip. King- 



bird, Either Sex. (p. 139.) 

 Upper parts mottled with brown, black, and flaxen, 



somewhat like a sparrow's. Snowflake, Female. 



(p. 114.) 

 Upper parts clear gray or brownish gray; wings nnd tail 



black-brown. Northern Shrike, Either Sex. (p. 



88.) 

 Upper parts olivaceous. Go to 107. 



107. Under parts white; tail very long. Go to 108. 



