134 FIELD KEY 



II. Throat not yellow. 

 1. Throat white. 



A. With yellow on the sides. 



a. Length 5'50; rump yellow; breast streaked or spotted with black; 

 tail-feathers marked with white; note, a characteristic tchip; 

 Sept. to May, usually rare or local in winter. 



655. MYRTLE WARBLER. 



6. Length 5'00; no streaks on underparts or white in the tail; yellow 

 extending along the whole sides; back olive-green, iris white; 

 haunts thickets; call, an emphatic "Who are you, eh?" 



631. WHITE-EYED VIREO. 



c. Length 5*25; tail and wings banded with yellow, showing conspicu- 

 ously in flight; haunts woodland; movements active, much in the 

 air, tail frequently spread 687. REDSTART. 



B. No yellow on sides. 



a. Length 6*75; a yellow line from the bill to the eye; crown black, 

 with a white stripe through its center; haunts in and about 

 thickets and bushy woodlands; song, a high, clear, musical 



whistle ; call-note, chink 558. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 



6. Length 4'00; a yellow or yellow and orange crown-patch, bordered 

 by black; flits restlessly about outer limbs of trees and bushes; 

 note, a fine ti-ti; Oct. to Apl. . .748. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. 

 2* Throat not white. 



A. Throat vinaceous; length 12'00; a black breast-patch; belly white, 



spotted with black; rump white, showing conspicuously in flight; 

 linings of wings yellow; call-note, a loud kee-yer . . 412. FLICKER. 



B. Throat and head black; length 7*50; breast, belly, and lower back 



deep orange; an active inhabitant of fruit and shade trees; song, a 

 loud, ringing whistle 507. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 



C. Throat and upper breast ashy; length 9*00; crested; belly yellow; 



tail-feathers largely pale rufous; haunts upper branches in wood- 

 land; note, a loud questioning, or grating whistle. 



452. CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 

 Z>. Grayish brown; length 7*00; crested; tip of tail yellow. 



619. CEDAR WAXWINQ. 



Second Group. With red in the plumage 



I. With red on the underparts. 



A. Throat red. 



a. Length 7'00; wings and tail black; rest of plumage bright scarlet; 



call-note, chip-chirr 608. SCARLET TAN AGE R 



b. Length 6'00; dull, pinkish red, wings and tail brownish; frequently 



seen feeding on buds or blossoms; call-note, a sharp chink, often 

 'uttered during flight; song, a sweet, flowing warble. 



517. PURPLE FINCH. 



c. Length 6' 00; dull red or green tinged with red; mandibles crossed; 



generally seen in flocks feeding on pine-cones. . .521. AM. CROSSBILL 



d. Length 5' 00; a red crown-cap; back streaked black and brown; 



breast rosy; feeds n seeds or catkins; Nov. to Mch . . 528. REDPOLL. 



B. Throat black. 



a. Length 8' 00; breast rose-red, rest of plumage black and white; song 

 loud and musical ; call-note, peek . . 595. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



6. Length 8' 00; a conspicuous crest; region about the base of the bill 

 black; rest of the plumage and bill red; song, a clear whistle. 



593. CARDINAL. 



c. Length 5*50; wings and tail banded with orange-red, showing con- 

 spicuously in flight; movements active; much in the air; tail fre- 

 quently spread; haunts woodland 687. REDSTART. 



