SUMMER GROUP BLACK LIST 39 



66. CAT-BIRD. 



Slate, black Slate. 



8^-9. Bill, crown, tail, and feet, black ; under tail-cov- 

 erts, chestnut-red ; a little lighter below than above. 



Nest, with coarse exterior, lined, in bush or thicket ; eggs, latter 

 part of May, 3-5, dark greenish-blue ; sings finely at times, but inco- 

 herently. 



67. CHEWINK: TOWHEE BUNTING. 



Black Black, chestnut, white. 



S-S}4. Eye, red ; above, pure black ; outer tail-feathers, 



mostly white ; below, throat and upper breast, black ; sides, 



chestnut ; other under parts, white. $ replaces black of 



S with warm brown. 



Breeds throughout, but rare north of Mass. ; in winter exception- 

 ally in N. E., S. Pa. , and N. J. ; nest, on ground, often in damp places ; 

 eggs, latter part of May, 4-5, white or tinged, finely spotted, 



6*7^. KING-BIRD. 



Blackish-gray White. 



8. Erectile crown-feathers, orange-tipped ; see 47. 



67i>. OVEN-BIRD. 



Rich olive White, dark-spotted. 



S/4-6)4. Crown, buff-orange, black-bordered ; see 41. 



6§. SWAMP SPARROW. 



Brownish, black-streaked Ashy. 



S/4-6. Forehead, black ; crown, chestnut ; sides of head, 

 neck, and breast, ashy ; below, chin and abdomen nearly 



