KIKLD Ki:V To CoMMoN P.IKDS. 77 



2. Length 4r>0 iiiclu-s; hack gray, cap hhu-k, a hlacki>h stri-ak tlirougli 

 the fuee ; uiuler parts reddish l»ro\vn ; note, }iigh and thin, like the tone 

 of u penny trumpet; Sept. to Apl. Keo-iiukastki) Nitiiatcii, page ti'). 



3. Length 5-J") inclies ; upper jnirts streaked hhick and white; in>te, a thin 

 wiry f)ie-see-8ee-see ; Apl. 25 to Oct. 



Black and white Wahiii.er, page 22t>. 

 II. Birds with stillly pointed tail-feathers, that always climb upward. 



1. Length o(J5 inches; plumage dull brown and black; size small, bill 

 slender; an inconspicuous bird who winds his way up the trunks .search- 

 ing lor insects' eggs, etc. ; note, line and .squeaky ; Sept. 25 to Apl, 



Buowx Creeper, page 24G. 



2. Plumage with more or less white, size larger, bill stouter, ehi.sel-like, 

 often used in hannnering. 



A. Length 9-75 inches ; head red, back black ; flight showing a large 

 white patch in tlie wing . . . Ked-headed WoonPECKKR, page 1-40. 



B. Length 12-00 inches; crown gray; a red band on the nape ; flight 

 showing a white patch on the lower back and yellow in the wings ; 

 often flushed from the ground ; note, ^-'e-ye/* . . Flicker, page 138. 



C. Length G-T5 inches ; crown black ; back and wings black and white ; 

 note, a sharp /ueX- Downy Woodpecker, page 138. 



THIRD GROUP. 



BIRDS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRECEDING GROUPS. 



{Blackbirds, Orioles, Sparrows, Vireos, Warblers, Thrushes, etc.) 



Section I. With yellow or orange in the i)linnage. 



Section II. Witli red in the pluniage. 



Section III. With blue in the plumage. 



Section IV. Plumage conspicuously bhick, or black and white. 



Section V. Birds not included in the preceding sections. 



I. With yellow or orange in the plumage. 



1. Tlil-MUt VflluVV. 



A. Throat and breast pure yellow, without streaks or spots. 

 (/. Length 5-10 inches ; cap, wings, and tail black ; back yellow ; song 

 canarylike, sometimes uttered on the wing ; flight undulating, fre- 

 quently accompanied by the notes chic-o-ree, per-chw-o-ree \ a per- 

 manent resident Am. (ioLDKiNcn, page 198. 



b. Length 5-05 inches; lower belly and wing-bars white; back olive- 

 green ; frequents the upper branches, generally in woodland ; actions 

 deliberate; song loud ami musical, uttered slowly, often with pauses: 

 " See me ? I'm here ; where are you '. " ; May to Sept. 



Yei.i.ow-tmuoatei) Vikeo, page 222. 



c. Length 5-25 inches ; cheeks and forehead black, bordered l>y lu^hy ; 

 upper parts olive-green ; no wing-bars ; haunts tliickets and under- 

 growth : movements nervous and active; call-note y»/7 or chnck ; 

 song, a vigorous, rapid witch-c-u'i'e-o, wUc'h-e-nu'e-o\ May to Oct. 



>Lvi:vi.ANi) Vki.low-tmkoat, page 2;U. 



