Field Key 



ICTERID^ (The Family of Jaundice-Healers). 



Bobolink. Glistening black and white, with buff cap, 

 well back toward nape of neck. 7 inches. 



Cowbird. Rusty, iridescent black. Grayish head. 

 MetaUic luster all over. 8 inches. 



Red-winged Blackbird. Black, with bright scarlet spot 

 on shoulders, often edged with yellow or white. 



9^ inches. 



Meadow Lark. Upper parts, black and brown. Throat 

 and breast yellow. Black crescent on chest. Outer 

 tail-feathers white. Very rapid wing motion. 



10^ inches. 



Orchard Oriole. Dull, faded red and black. 7 inches. 



Baltimore Oriole ("Hang-nest"). Brilliant orange and 

 black. 8^ inches. 



Purple Grackle. Common Crow Blackbird. 12 inches. 



FRINGILLroiE (The Family of Sparrows and Finches). 



(Many species of Sparrows will at first appear exactly alike to a 

 beginner, and the special effort here made is to give only the most dif- 

 ferentiating marks in each case.) 



Song Sparrow. Gray and brown. Well-spotted breast, 

 with blotch in center. 6^ inches. 



Tree Sparrow. In winter and early spring only. White 

 bar on wing. Brown back, streaked with black, like 

 scales. Breast, grayish-white with one indistinct 

 spot in center. Brown of head, not a well-defined 

 spot on crown like the Chippy's, but covering 

 entire poll, and running even below eyes. Outer 

 tail-feather, dull whitish. 6 inches. 



Field Sparrow. Reddish bill. Bright, rufous brown 

 back. Very hght buff breast. Sweet, even, plaintive 

 song. 5i inches. 



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