24 Land Birds of New England 



78. Birds nearly or quite as large as a robin; black present as 



a crescent on the breast. Go to 79. 



Bird about the size of an English sparrow; head with lon- 

 gitudinal stripes of black and white; back sparrow-like. 

 White-throated Sparrow, Male. (p. in.) 



Birds distinctly smaller than a sparrow. Go to 80. 



79. Throat and breast a light lemon-yellow. Meadowlark, 



Either Sex. (p. 125.) 

 Throat and forebreast a lilac-brown. Flicker, Either 



Sex. Go to 7. 

 Throat and breast gray. Blue Jay, Either Sex. 



(P- 132.) 



80. Top of head or forehead black. Go to 81. 

 Top of head not black. Go to 83. 



81. Throat black. Chickadee, Either Sex. (p. 51.) 

 Throat not black. Go to 82. 



82. Under parts yellow. Maryland Yellow-throat, Male. 



(p. 66.) 

 Under parts white. White-breasted Nuthatch, 



Either Sex. (p. 54.) 

 Under parts rusty brown. Red-breasted Nuthatch, 



Either Sex. (p. 53.) 



83. Under parts yellow, marked with black. Go to 44. 

 Under parts white, marked with black; upper parts slate- 

 blue mottled with black. Myrtle Warbler, Either 

 Sex. (p. 77.) 



Throat and forebreast black; cheeks yellow. Black- 

 throated Green Warbler, Either Sex. (p. 71.) 



