slaty blue, rufous spot on crown; two black marks 

 on each side of the head ; under parts buffy, belly 

 and sides spotted with black; wing-coverts slaty 

 blue; main wing feathers blackish, barred with 

 white. Female — Back, tail and wing-coverts 

 rufous, barred with black; head like male; under 

 parts heavily streaked with dark buffy. 



The small size of this hawk, together with its 

 long, pointed livings, serves to distinguish it from 

 the male Sharp-shin when in flight. It may often 

 be seen on an upper branch in a tall dead tree, 

 where it usually stands bolt upright, its relatively 

 long tail pointing about straight downward. Its 

 eggs are laid in a hollow tree, usually in an old 

 woodpecker's hole. The note is a quickly repeated 

 Killy-Killy-Killy-Killy, and cannot be mistaken 

 when once learned. 



Brown Thrasher 



Catbird 



705. Brown Thrasher — Toxostoma refum. 

 Robin-size, larger. Length 11^ inches. 

 Upperparts, wings and tail rufous; two white 

 wing-bars; underparts white, heavily streaked 



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