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BLACK AND WHITE BIRDS. 



A, Upper parts black, streaked or spotted with white. 



a. Larger than an English Sparrow. Bill stout ; 



back white ; wings spotted with white. 

 Male has a red patch on the back of 

 head. Found in winter also. Downy 

 Woodpecker. 



b. Smaller than an English Sparrow. Bill 



slender; entire bird striped with black 

 and white. Black and White Creeper. 



B, Whole head, crown, cheeks, and throat black. Large 



birds. 



a. Rose color on the breast. Wings and back 



showing white. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



b. Sides of breast chestnut. Tail showing 



large, white spots. Common in clearings. 

 Chewink or Towhee Bunting. 



C. Head not wholly black. Breast and belly white. 



a. Larger than sparrow. Entire under parts 



white ; tail tipped with white. Kingbird. 



b. Smaller than sparrow. Throat and cap 



black. Feeds among branches, to which 

 it clings. Chickadee. ' 



D. Whole under parts black. Lives in grassy fields. Bobo- 

 link. 



