(b). Tail the same color as the back. 
(at). <A broad buff band across the breast. 
(bt). Breast without a buff band. 
(a2). Back distinctly streaked. 
(a3). Darker and more uniform above. 
(b3). Lighter and less uniform above. 
(b2). Upperparts not distinctly streaked. 
(a3). Back dark reddish brown. 
(a4). Larger. 
(b+). Smaller. 
(b3). Sooty reddish brown. 
Family 4. "TANAGRIDAR. 
947 
59. Lincoln’s Sparrow. 
56. Merrill’s Song Sparrow. 
55- Mountain Song Sparrow. 
57- Rusty Song Sparrow. 
H. 28. Oregon Song Sparrow. 
58. Sooty Song Sparrow. 
Tanagers. 
The Tanagers are birds of brilliant plumage, but of indifferent song. The only representative which 
occurs within the limits of this treatment is the 
Family 5. MNtorir/ripae. 
69. Crimson-headed Tanager. 
Wood Warblers. 
The birds comprising this large group are for the most part small and parti-colored birds, some of 
them possessing pleasing songs of considerable variety, but most 
of them being weak and indifferent 
singers. None of them really warble. Many possess brilliant plumage. 
I. Underparts without streaks. 
A. Throat black, slaty, or dark gray. 
1. Throat slaty, or dark gray. 
2. Throat black. 
a. Head, neck, and back black. 
b. Crown, cheeks, and neck yellow. 
B. Throat white or grayish white. 
1. Side of body with yellow. 
2. Side of body without yellow. 
C. Throat yellow or yellowish. 
1. Large, length more than 7 inches. 
2. Small, length less than 6 inches. 
a. Two white wing bars. Belly not yellow. 
b. Without white wing bars. 
(1). Lower throat gray, belly bright yellow. 
(2). Underparts nearly uniform yellow or yellowish. 
(a). Forehead yellow, crown black or olive green. 
(at). Smallest and brightest. 
(bt). Medium and dullest. 
(ct). Largest and medium coloration. 
(b). Forehead and cheeks black. 
(at). Larger, yellow more orange 
(bt). Smaller, yellow more greenish. 
(c). Forehead and crown olive green. 
(at). A concealed orange crown patch. 
(a2). Larger, duller. 
(b2). Smaller, brighter 
(bt). Without a concealed crown patch. 
(d). Forehead and crown gray or brownish. 
(at). A chestnut concealed crown patch. 
(bt). Without a concealed crown patch. 
(a2). Crown grayish. 
(b2). Crown Brow, nish. 
II. Underparts with streaks. 
A. Streaks brown or chestnut. 
i lLaghter. 
2. Darker. 
B. Streaks black or nearly so. 
1. Throat black, or with some black. 
a. Underparts white. 
b. Underparts with yellow. 
Throat white, crown pure black. 
Throat yellowish, with streaks. 
Throat yellowish without streaks. 
Throat yellow, not streaked. 
a. Middle of tail white. 
b. White on outer part of the end of the tail. 
DNB 
Throat white. Crown, rump, and sides with yellow. 
79. Tolmie’s Warbler. 
86. American Redstart. 
78. Hermit Warbler. 
86. American Redstart. 
B.C. 4. Tennessee Warbler. 
83. Western Chat. 
78. Hermit Warbler. 
79. Tolmie’s Warbler. 
85. Golden Warbler. 
B.C. & H. 7. Wilson’s Warbler. 
84. Pileolated Warbler. 
81. Western Yellow-throat. 
82. Pacific Yellow-throat. 
70. Orange-crowned Warbler. 
71. Lutescent Warbler. 
B.C. 4. Tennessee Warbler. 
72. Calaveras Warbler. 
72. Calaveras Warbler. 
81 & 82. Yellow-throats. 
73- Yellow Warbler. 
B.C. & H.6. Alaskan Yellow War- 
bler. 
76. Black-throated Gray Warbler. 
77. Townsend’s Warbler. 
74. Myrtle Warbler. 
B.C. 6. Black-poll Warbler. 
80. Grinnell’s Water Thrush. 
B.C. 6. Black-poll Warbler (female). 
75. Audubon’s Warbler. 
B.C. 5. Magnolia Warbler. 
