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Family 6. 
[hese are the true larks, 
great heights. 
I. Throat white, 
A. 
B. 
Throat yellow, 
Breast washed with yellow. 
Breast without yellow, 
Family 7. 
Our Pipit resembles the Larks in general form and coloration, but may be readily distinguished by 
the nervous jerking of the tail, and by the white outer tail-feathers. 
Family 8. ‘Turpipae. 
To this family belong the familiar Robin and Bluebird. In point of song alone many members of it — 
take first rank both in variety and beauty. Their proper setting is woods, where their colors harmonize 
with their surroundings, and where their songs belong. 
I. With much blue, 
A. 
B. 
Il. 
A. 
B. 
Without reddish brown. 
With reddish brown. 
1. Smaller, back with less reddish brown, 
2. Larger, back with more reddish brown, 
Without blue. 
Nearly uniform brownish gray. 
Coloration never uniform, 
1. Above slaty or slaty brown, 
a. Throat black and white. 
(1). Outer tail feathers tipped with white, 
(2). Outer tail feathers without white. 
b. Throat rusty brown. 
(1). Wing 4.7. Browner. 
(2). Wing 4.1. Paler and grayer. 
2. Upperparts olive or olive brown, tail not different. 
a, Above olive without rufescent tinge. 
b. Above with rufescent tinge. 
Upperparts rufous brown, the tail brighter. 
a. Wing 4. Colors palest. 
b. Wing 3.2. Richest brown. 
c. Wing 3.5. Color medium. 
d. Wing 3.7. Medium pale coloration. 
a 
4. Upperparts uniform cinnamon brown. 
Family 9. SYLvupae. 
These tiny birds are known as the Old World Warblers, where they are far more numerous in 
species than on this side of the water. They are restless, all the time flitting about searching for food. 
I. Crown bordered by black streaks. 
A. 
B. 
nest 
Crown without black, 
Colors less bright. 
Colors brighter. 
Family 10. Partpak. 
Some members of this family are well known to everybody who sees. 
their proper setting of course being trees. 
chiefly in holes in trees, 
Tarsus nearly twice as long as the middle toe without the 
claw 
Larks. 
They are strictly birds of the open country perching upon relatively 
flat surfaces. They have the true lark habit of singing while mounting upward in the air, often to 
ALAUDIDAE. 
MoraciLLipae. 
Thrushes, etc. 
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, etc. 
Titmice, Nuthatches. 
All have striking calls and songs or song-calls. 
87. Alaska Horned Lark. 
89. Pacitic Horned Lark. 
88. Columbian Horned Lark. 
Pipits. 
Its note is very different. 
90. American Pipit. 
102. Mountain Bluebird. 
ror. Western Bluebird. 
H. 33. Chestnut-backed Bluebird. 
91. Townsend's Solitaire. 
98. American Robin. 
99. Western Robin. 
100. Varied Thrush. 
H. 32. Pale Varied Thrush. 
94. Olive-backed Thrush. 
93. Russet-backed Thrush. 
B.C.&H.8. Audubon’s Hermit Thrush. 
97. Dwarf Hermit Thrush. 
95. Alaska Hermit Thrush. 
96. Sierra Hermit Thrush. 
92. Willow Thrush. 
103. Mil coe Golden-crowned King- 
et. 
104. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 
105. Sitkan Kinglet. 
‘they are great acrobats, 
110. Bush-tit. 
