38 A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS 



5.66. Clinging close to trunks of trees ... p. 88. Brown Creeper. 

 5.65. In small flocks; often in bay berry bushes near the sea-shore. 



p. 120. 9 Myrtle Warbler. 

 5.37. Near houses or farming land, or in cedars; breast unstreaked; song 



unmusical p, 161. Chipping Sparrow. 



5.32.** Brownish-gra}'; in restless flocks; feeds in birches or in weed}' 



patches p. 178. Redpoll, 



5.10. In flocks in trees, or in weedy patches; throat tinged with yellow; 



wings black and white p. 177. Goldfinch. 



4.06. (Arrives April 10.) Dark brown; skulks in brush-heaps or in stone 



walls p. 91. "Winter Wren. 



B'. 



5.50. (Very rare in New England.) Skulks in brush; whistles loud; con- 

 spicuous whitish line over eye . . p. 94. Carolina Wren. 



5.35. In trees; crown dark brownish-gray. 



p. 83. Hudsonian Chickadee. 



Gray or Grayish. 



A. 



10.00. Back gra}-; head black, or dark gray; breast bay. p. 73. Robin. 

 9.55. Slate-gray; eye white .... p. 186. 9 Rusty Blackbird. 

 7.92. Light brownish-gray; unstreaked; generally with black males. 



p. 192. 9 Cowbird. 



6.gg. Brownish-gray; about farm buildings, or near water; tail frequently 



jerked; note phoe'bee p. 206. Phoebe. 



A". 



12.00. In woods; often about logging-camps; forehead white; nape black. 



p. 197. Canada Jay. 

 10.32. On tops of trees or bushes; wings and tail black and white. 



p. 138. nSTorthern Shrike. 

 9.00. Rare, except in western Vermont; similar to above. 



p. 137. Loggerhead Shrike. 

 9.08. Slaty-gray; wing-bars white . . . p. 183. 9 Pine Grosbeak, 

 [6.33. Size of English Sparrow.] 



6.27. In flocks on the ground; head and breast dark gray; outer tail- 

 feathers white p. 158. Junco. 



6.22. In trees; often with rose-red males; brownish-gray; streaked. 



p. 181. 9 Purple Finch. 

 6.19.* In trees; generally conifers; often with red males; rump greenisli- 



yellow p. 180. 9 American Crossbill. 



6.05.** In flocks; generalh' in conifers; often with rose-red males ; wing- 

 bars white; rump greenish-yellow. 



p. 179. 9 White-winged Crossbill. 



