OBSERVATION OUTLINE 



ABRIDGED FROM 



'BIRDS OF VILLAGE AND FIELD' 



BY 



FLORENCE A. MERRIAM. 

 By permission of Houghton, Mitflin & Co. 



POINTS TO NOTE TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFICATION. 



Name Common. ^^ 



Iscientinc. 



I. Size (compared with English Sparrow, Robin, Crow). 



II. Colors. Bright— Dull. 



III. Markings. 



1. Top of Head. 



2. Back. 



3. Breast. 



4. Wings. 



5. Tail. 



IV. Shape. 



1. Body. — Long and slender — Short and stocky. 



2. Bill. — Short and stout — Long and slender — Long 

 and heavy — Hooked — Curved. 



3. Wings. — Short and round — Long and slender. 



4. Tail. — Forked — Notched — Square — Fan-shaped. 



