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3. Under parts not white or whitish, all one color, without streaks. 



A. Length 8-50 inches; slate-color: cap and tail black; inhabits the 

 lower growth ; call-note, nasal ; song highly musical and varied ; Apl. 

 25. to Oct Catbikd, page 173. 



B. Length 7-20 inches; grayish brown; conspicuously crested; a black 

 line through the eye; tail tipped with yellow; generally seen in small 

 flocks ; note thin and weak Cedar Waxwing, page IGl. 



C. Length 5-50 inclies; under parts cream-buff; a conspicuous whitish 

 line over the eye ; upper parts I'cddish brown ; movements active ; tail 

 carried erect ; haunts lower growth ; notes loud and striking; resident 

 from New York city southward .... Carolina Wren, page 177. 



4. Throat and upper breast black or slate-color, very different from the 

 wliite or chestnut belly. 



A. Throat black. 



a. Belly and rump chestnut; head, wings, and tail black; length 7-30 

 inches; haunts orchards and shade trees; song highly musical ; May 



to Sept Orchard Oriole, page 132. 



b. Belly white; sides reddish brown; tail black and white ; length 8-35 

 inches ; haunts undergrowths ; call-note, chewink or towh'es ; Apl. 25 

 to Oct TowHEE, page 151. 



B. Throat slate-color. 



a. Back and wings slate-color; outer tail-feathers and belly white; 

 lengtli 6-25 inches; liaunts generally on or near the ground about 

 shrubbery ; Oct. to Apl Junco, page 145. 



5. Throat streaked with black and white ; rest of under parts reddish brown ; 

 upper parts grayish slate-color; length 10-00 inches . Eobin, page 186. 



