The Natural History of Chautauqua 



e. Grayish-brown above, gray beneath; narrow light wing- 



bars; flycatchers. 



1. Song a firm " zee-bee zee-bee " Phoebe 



2. Song a soft " pee-a-wee " Wood Pewee 



f. Secluded woodlands; above brownish-olive; underparts 



streaked ; song " teacher-teacher-teacher " Ovenbird 



g. Sparrow-like birds, streaked with brown, buff, and black. 



1. Male with black throat; female gray. . .English Sparrow 



2. Breast and sides heavily spotted Song Sparrow 



3. Sides streaked, outer tail feathers white . . Vesper Sparrow 



4. Unmarked below ; head light brown ; bill pink 



Field Sparrow 



F. Distinctly smaller than the English sparrow (less than 5% 

 ins.). 



1. Wing-movement so rapid that wings are invisible in flight; 



male with ruby throat Ruby-throated Hummingbird 



2. Yellow ; back greenish yellow ; tail yellow .... Yellow Warbler 



3. Gray, with black cap; call-note " chick-a-day " Chickadee 



4. Brown and gray ; body and beak slender ; tail often tilted up 



House Wren 



5. Back brown-streaked; bright chestnut cap; underparts plain 



gray Chipping Sparrow 



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