OBSERVATION OUTLINE 



ABRIDGED FROM 



"BIRDS OF VILLAGE AND FIELD" 



BY 



FLORENCE A. MERRIAM. 

 By permission of Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 



POINTS TO NOTE TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFICATION. 



Name Common. D 



Scientific. 



I. Size (compared with English Sparrow, Robin, Crow). 



II. Colors. Bright Dull. 



III. Markings. 



1. TOP OF HEAD. 



2. BACK. 



3. BREAST. 



4. WINGS. 



5. TAIL. 



IV. Shape, 



1. BODY. Long and slender Short and stocky. 



2. BILL. Short and stout Long and slender Long 

 and heavy Hooked Curved. 



3. WINGS. Short and round Long and slender. 



4. TAIL. Forked Notched Square Fan-shaped. 



