34 Land Birds of New England 



Back mottled with shades of gray, brown, or blackish. 

 Go to 146. 



140. Wing with two white bars; brown of a bright reddish 



cast; tail very long; bird rather larger than a robin. 

 Brown Thrasher, Either Sex. (p. 62.) 

 Wing without white bars; brown not of a bright reddish 

 cast; tail of moderate length; bird distinctly smaller 

 than a robin. Go to 141. 



141. Bird about as large as a sparrow or larger. Go to 142. 

 Bird distinctly smaller than a sparrow. "Water Thrush, 



Either Sex. (p. 67.) 



142. Upper parts olive-green; crown with orange-brown spot. 



Oven Bird, Either Sex. (p. 68.) 



Upper parts of some shade of brown; .jO crown patch. 

 Go to 143. 



143. Upper parts of uniform tint; spots of breast rather small 



and somewhat ill-defined. Go to 144. 

 Back not of uniform tint; head and tail of differing 

 shades; spots of breast large and sharply defined. Go 

 to 145. 



144. Upper parts of a somewhat reddish brown; throat with 



a tinge of buff. Wilson's Thrush, Either Sex. 



(P- 45-) 

 Upper parts dark brown without any reddish tinge; 



throat and breast somewhat yellowish. Olive- 

 backed Thrush, Either Sex. (p. 44.) 



145. Head and back tawny brown, shading into olive on 



rump; white of under parts pure. Wood Thrush, 

 Either Sex. (p. 46.) 



