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throat, black collar entirely round neck, breast otherwise 

 gray. 



Rarer in winter ; nest, in tree — commonly evergreen — or bush ; 

 eggs, last of May, 4-5, variously tinted and spotted ; screams much 

 like a hawk. 



240. ENGLISH SPARROW. 



Reddish-brown, black-streaked Black, ashy. 



6. Chestnut border to crown ; see 250. 



241. SOUG SPARROW. 



Reddish-brown, black-streaked Whitish, streaked. 



5^-6>^. Median line on crown, and superciliary line, 



whitish ; breast and sides, dark-streaked, with conspicuous 



blackish blotch on middle of breast. 



Breeds throughout, and winters as far north as Mass., casually 

 farther ; sings in winter in Pa. ; nest, on ground or low in bush ; 

 eggs, May ist, 4-5, vary greatly in color ; earliest general songster in 

 spring. 



242. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. 



Winter plumage (Oct.-Apr.), Flaxen-brown Lighter. 



4|^. No black crown ; wings and tail, blackish ; whitish 

 wing-bars ; ? , all the year like winter 6 , but more olive- 

 yellow above, and dingy-yellow below ; wings and tail, 

 dark, whitish-marked ; for details, see 256. 



H 51 Nos. 243-250: Showing black AND RED, but no yellow. 



243. PILEATED WOODPECKER. 



Black throughout, except white and scarlet markings. 



15-19. Crested ; crest and cheek-spots, scarlet; throat, 

 long stripe on side of head and neck, with large area on 

 wings, white ; $ has crest only slightly scarlet, and no 

 scarlet on check. 

 Throughout, but more northerly, and only in deep woods. 



