IDENTIFICATION (HART 69 



UNDERBRUSH— Bushes; brush heaps; low trees. 



TREES — Trunk; lower branches; high branches; 

 small twigs. 



FENCES; TELEGRAPH POLES OR WIRES-. 

 BUILDINGS. 



HABITUALLY ON THE WING, 

 ill. Characteristic Behavior: 



How occupied: 



Movements: 



Disposition : solitary — social ; wary — unconcerned ; 



quiet — noisy ; sluggish — restless. 

 Call or song: 

 Feeding habits: 

 IV. Size: 



Smaller than English sparrow; about size of English 



sparrow; smaller than robin; about size of robin; 



smaller than crow; about size of crow. 



V. Coloration (see diagram): 



Most striking features ("recognition marks"): 

 Sex differences: 



VI. Form (see diagram): 



Body slender — heavy; adapted for 

 Bill: Wing: Leg: 



Neck: Tail: ' Foot: 



All. Flight: 



Sulking — bold; short — long; slow — rapid; high — low; 



direct — jerky ; even — undulating; silent — calling 



or singing. 

 Slow wing stroke — rapid wing stroke; full stroke of 



wing — half stroke; uniform stroke — interrupted 



stroke (sailing with wings spread or bounding 



with wings closed). 



Position of legs: Tail: 



VIII. Movement After Alighting: 



Swimming; diving; wading; walking; running; skulk- 

 ing; hopping; flitting; returning to same perch; 

 going up tree trunk; going down trunk; wag- 

 ging head; spreading wings; pumping tail; 

 preening feathers. 



IX. Xest, Eggs and Young: 



