Field Key 



CUCULID^ (The Cuckoo Family). 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo ("Rain Bird"). Above, grayish- 

 olive; below, white. Tail-feathers tipped with 

 big white spots, some an inch or more long. 12 inches. 

 Black-billed Cuckoo. Very like above in voice, markings 

 and size; but bill all black; and white tips of tail- 

 feathers very small. 12 inches. 



ALCEDINID^ (The Family of "Halcyon Birds" of the 

 Winter Sea). 



Belted Kingfisher. Above, steel-blue; below, white 

 with dark band across chest. "Pompadour" crest. 

 Long, thick neck. Short tail. 13 inches." 



PICID^ (The Family of Painted Birds). 



Downy Woodpecker. Transverse white bars on dark 



wings. Short tail. Small red spot on nape of neck. 



6 inches. 

 Hairy Woodpecker. Markings very like Downy; but 



taU much longer. 9 ^^^j^^g^ 



Red-headed Woodpecker. Bright crimson head; rest, 



sharply-contrasted black and white. 9 inches! 



Flicker. Under surface of wings yellow. Wave-like 



flight. Dark crescent patch on breast. Scarlet 



at nape of neck. 12 inches. 



CAPRIMULGID^ (The Family of Milkers of Goats). 



Night-hawk. Thin, wide mouth. Grayish-brown and 

 black. Conspicuous ivhite spot on wing that looks 

 Hke a hole in flight. 10 inches. 



Whip-poor-will. Very lilce above; but reddish-brown 

 and black, and no spot on wing. 10 inches. 



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