360 THE STUDY OF BIRDS IN THE FIELD 



C. Birds with somewhat barred ' bro^Yn plumage, and with tlie liabit of 

 holding the tail erect. Bewick's Wren, p. (i7. Carolina Wren, p. 66, 



C. Crown, throat, upper breast, and sides chestnut 



Bay-breasted Warbler, p. 85. 



C. Black and white streaked ; crown black. Black-poll Warbler, p. 85. 



C. Walking ground bird, of open fields and pastures, with white tips 



to the outer tail feathers and a voice wiiich plainl}' says dee-dee, 



dee-dec .... American Pipit, p. 70. 



C. Olive-green to olive backed birds, with at most a yellowish tint 

 on the under parts, usually without any yellow. (D.) 

 D. Birds with a thrush-like, spotted brea.st. (E.) 



D. Flycatching birds, with the habit of sitting on a perch, with depressed 

 tail and quivering wings, watching for insects. These they capture on 

 the wing with a click of the bill, and then return to the same perch. 

 Wood Pewee, p. 1G3. Green-crested Flycatcher, p. 164. Least Fly- 

 catcher, p. 1(55. 

 D. Crown distinctly marked with four black and throe butfy stripes ; 



under parts whitish Worm-eating Warbler, p. 77. 



E. Crown bright orange, edged with black stripes. . .Oven-Bird, p. 90. 



E. Crown olive, like the back 



Water-Thrush, p. !'0. Louisiana Water-Thrush, p. 01. 



F. Slate-colored bird, with the belly abruptly wliite, and the miter tail 



feathers white The Juncos, p. 132. 



F. Winter bird, mainly white in color, more or h ss Mdtched with 



browni.sh Snowflake, p. 121. 



F. Birds with the sides of the head and breast white, an<l a conspicuous 



black throat patch ; their notes seem plainly to say rhirh--n-dee 



The Chickadees, p. 61 . 



F. Olive-green to olive backed birds, with at most a yellowish tint on 

 the light-colored under parts ; these birds deliberately hunt for insects 

 upon twigs, leaves, and bark. (M.) 

 F. Streaky, browni.sh birds. (G.) 



G. Outer tail feathers con.spicuously white. (This can readily be seen 



when the birds are flying.) (L.) 

 G. Outer tail feathers not white. (H.) 

 H. Breast grayish to white, unstreaked ; no distinct throat patch. (J.) 

 H. Brea.st definitely streaky. (I.) 



H. Breast with a black patch European House Sparrow, p. 120. 



H. Breast with an indistinct dark-brown blotch. . .Tree Sparrow, p. 130. 



L Marsh sparrows, with narrow, sharp-pointed tail fcatlicrs- 



Sharp-tailed Sparrow, p. 120. Savanna Sparrow, p. 124. 



