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114. Bill long and slender ; bird creeps up tree trunks and 



branches. Brown Creeper, Either Sex. (p. 55.) 

 Bill short and stout; bird does not creep. Go to 115. 



115. White spot on throat, sharply marked off from general 



gray of breast; head with black and white stripes; 

 small patch of yellow in front of eye. "White- 

 throated Sparrow, Either Sex. (p. in.) 

 No such white spot. Go to 116. 



116. Top of head chestnut. Go to 117. 



Top of head gray. English Sparrow, Female, (p. 

 96.) 



117. Gray of breast clear ; bill black. Chipping Sparrow, 



Either Sex. (p. 108.) 



Gray of breast somewhat rusty; bill flesh-colored: gen- 

 eral tone of color a little lighter than the preceding. 

 Field Sparrow, Either Sex. (p. 107.) 



Gray of breast ashy, that of sides of belly rusty; bill 

 black above, yellow below; breast with an indistinct 

 brownish spot; wing with two white bars. Tree 

 Sparrow, Either Sex. (p. no.) 



118. Top of head black. Go to 119. 

 Top of head not black. Go to 121. 



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

 Throat gray. Go to 120. 



120. Under parts uniform gray. White-breasted Nut- 



hatch, Either Sex. (p. 54.) 



Under parts rusty. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Either 

 Sex. (p. 53.) 



121. Crown brightly colored. Go to 92. 



