FIELD COLOR KEY 



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C. BROWN OR BROWNISH. 

 1. Size rather large. 

 2. Conspicuous white patches on wings, tail, or rump. 

 3. Wings long and pointed. 

 4. Wings marked with white bar ; no white on rum 

 tail forked ; throat white ; no bristles at base of 

 bill. Call, peent, heard as bird flies high in air. 



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». 188. NiGHTHAWK. 



4'. Wings not marked with white bar ; rump wdiite ; 

 tail not forked .... p. 278. Marsh Hawk. 



3'. Wings rather short and rounded, not marked with 

 white ; tail not forked. 

 5. Rump white ; under side of wings and tail yellow ; 



black crescent on breast 



p. 127. Flicker. 



5'. Rump not white ; under side of 



wings and tail not yellow. 



6. Throat blackish, bordered by 



white bar ; whole outer side of 



tail white ; conspicuous bristles 



at base of bill. 



p. 185. 



Whip-poor-will. 



Throat not blackish ; white of tail limited. 



, Top of head not same color as hack. 

 Forehead brownish ; back of 

 head bluish slate; tail gradu- 

 ated and showing white bor- 

 dering in flight. 



p. 29 



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MouR>'iNG Dove. 



