a. Outer tail leathers whi 



b. ( hiiiT tail feathers not 

 (i). Wing over 1.06. 

 (21. Wing under 4 -00. 



(a). Tail plain bright 

 (b). Tail gravish-brow 



Hind claw normal 



eddish-brown, 

 itened and lengthened. 



25. Vesper Sparrow. 



45. Rose=breasted Grosbeak. 



42. Fox Sparrow. 



24. Lapland Longspur. 

 16. Purple Finch. 



Family 4. Tanackihak. Tanagers. 



These brilliantly colored birds are strictly \v 1- liinK hut the Scarlet Tanager is often found 



ni parks and shade trees. They are fair singers, but their bright colors are the most notable charac- 

 teristic. They eat buds, seeds and insects. The females are yellowish green birds, harmonizing well 



with the wi'io(K-ciplors and shades. 



1 black. 

 like the bod\ 



48. Scarlet Tanager. 



49. Summer Tanager. 



A. Under parts buffy-yellow. 



B. Under parts greenish. 



Family 5 



One of the reasons why we 

 wholly American! Certainly 01 

 than a few week-., at most, di 

 now adding color to the May 

 riously stealing awaj ;h they c; 

 small and so unobtrusive that none but 



They are called W 1 Warblers be< 



mosl of them live in the woods when at home. In 1 

 may be found wherever there are trees, gleaning amoi 

 or for the pupa securely rolled in its cocoon amid tin 

 tors of our forests and 'orchards. Some glean like \u 



48. Scarlet Tanager. 



49. Summer Tanager. 



tude 



:he\ 



lly fort 



greatly, trom the 

 1- distinctly warbl 

 of Wood Warbler 



your deliglv 



1. When you 

 ird study "begi 



may be because it is 

 re to be found more 

 and go like fairies, 

 s silently and myste- 

 long, but they are so 

 finds them. 



tly in the woods, or more exactly speaking, 

 ir passage northward and southward they 

 the fuliage for the insect larva? or eggs, 

 utumn foliage. They are great conserva- 

 tches or Woodpeckers, some flutter before 

 ike true Flycatchers after flying insects, 

 r the whole group in few words. All colors are 

 and body. For the most nart their dress pattern 

 are nearly uniform in color. In song they vary 

 listled song. There is a quality, however, which 

 lave been ushered into the mysteries of the group 



KEY TO THE SPRING 



I. Throat red, orange or chestnut. 



A. Throat chestnut. 



B. Throat orange or flame-color. 



II. Throat black or dark slate-color. 



A. Belly white. 



1. Back deep blue, a while spot in wing. 



2. Back green, cheeks yellow. 



3. Back grayish, a large yellow wing-natch. 



4. Back black, whole bead black. 



B. Belly yellow. 



1. Throat slate-color. 



a. No white eye-ring, breast with traces of black. 



b. Eye-ring white, breast without black. 



2. Throat black, forehead and checks yellow. 



III. Throat yellow, white' or whitish, under parts without 



streaks. 

 A Large, length over 7.00. 

 P.. Length less than 6.00. 

 I. Throat yellow. 



a. Whole bead, neck and breast bright yellow. 



b. Forehead and checks black, line over eye yellow 



c. A broad, rounded black patch on cheeks. 



d. Head and hack olive green 



MALES. 



67. Bay=breasted Warbler. 

 69. Blackburnian Warbler. 



62. Black=throated Blue Warbler. 



71. Black=throated Green Warbler. 



54. GoIden=winged Warbler. 



88. American Redstart. 



82. Mourning Warbler. 

 81. Connecticut Warbler. 

 85. Hooded Warbler. 



84. Yellow=breasted Chat. 



Prothonotarv Warbler. 

 Kentucky Warbler. 

 Northern Yellow-throat. 

 Pine Warbler. 



