EEY rO BIRDS IX THE FIELD 



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a small English sparrow, it is given also in the Key on page 359.) 

 Read the three statements following the stars. Though your 

 bird is a peculiarly 

 lively one, and is often 

 seen flying from twig 

 to twig, floating down- 

 Avard and darting up- 

 ward, you conclude 

 that it can hardly be 

 considered as generally 

 on the wing, and as 

 it does not show creep- 

 ing habits on the 

 trunks and larger 

 limbs, you search for 

 it under the third star, 



where, in parenthesis, you are directed to read the statements 

 following the A"s, of which there . are four. Reading these 

 carefully, you find that the second is most satisfactory, and 

 you turn to the K's. Here there are five statements, and the 

 first is seemingly right. The name Redstart is given, with 

 the direction to turn to page 96, where a description of your 

 bird will be found. 



GENERAL KEY TO BIRDS IN THE FIELD 

 LAND BIRDS 



This Key includes a few Water Birds which occasionally do 

 not show their water habits. For the general Key to Water 

 Birds, see page 371. 



In the Ke3^s of this section (Part III.) no general attempt 

 has been made to include any but male birds in good plumage, 

 as the introduction of the female and young forms would have 

 increased the number of divisions of the Keys to such an ex- 

 tent as to render them too difficult for the use of beginners. 

 The rarer species are omitted for the same reason. 



