FIELD KEY. 2 J 



B. Length under 8.00 inches; upper parts not slate 

 color; tail not tipped with white. 



a. Length 7.00 inches; frequently found nesting un- 

 der bridges or about buildings; crown blackish; 

 tail wagged nervously; note, pee, pee, and pewit- 

 phoebe Phcebe, page 114. 



b. Length 6.50 inches; haunts wooded growths; note. 

 a plaintive pee-a-wee. . . . Wood Pewee, page 115. 



c. Length 5.40 inches; haunts orchards, lawns, and 

 open woodland; note, chebec, chcbec. 



Least Flycatcher, page 169. 



2. Birds that feed on the wing for hours without perch- 

 ing. 



A. Plumage entirely black. 



a. Length 5.50 inches; plumage sooty black; usually 

 nests in chimneys. . . . Chimney Swift, page 117. 



b. Length 8.00 inches; glossy, bluish black; nests in 

 gourds or houses erected for its use. 



Purple Martin, page 78. 



B. Plumage not entirely black. . Swallows, page 78. 



SECOND GROUP. 

 climbing and creeping birds. 

 (Nuthatches, Creepers, Woodpeckers.) 

 I. Birds zvithcut stiffly pointed tail-feathers, that 

 climb either up or down. 



1. Length 6.00 inches; back gray, cap black, cheeks and 

 under parts white; note, a nasal yank, yank; a perma- 

 nent resident. . White-breasted Nuthatch, page 48. 



2. Length 4.50 inches; back gray, cap black, a blackish 

 streak through the face; under parts reddish brown; 

 note, high and thin, like the tone of a penny trumpet. 



Red-breasted Nuthatch, page 160. 



