SECTION I. LAND BIRDS. 



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A. BIRDS CONSPICUOUSLY RED OR ORANGE 283 



B. BIRDS CONSPICUOUSLY BLUE 284 



C. BIRDS CONSPICUOUSLY YELLOW 285 



D. BIRDS CONSPICUOUSLY BLACK, DUSKY, OR DARK GRAY . . . 287 



B. BROWN OR BROWNISH BIRDS, OF VARIOUS SIZES AND 



MARKINGS 289 



F. DAINTILY PLUMED SMALL BIRDS FEEDING ABOUT THE 



BRANCHES AND TERMINAL SHOOTS OF TREES 292 



G. TREE-CREEPING BIRDS OF VARIOUS SIZES, SEEN UPON THE 



TRUNKS AND BRANCHES, FEEDING UPON BARK INSECTS . 293 



H. WINTER BIRDS OF MEADOWS AND UPLANDS 294 



I. BIRDS OF THE AIR, CONSTANTLY ON THE WING, FEEDING AS 



THEY FLY 295 



A. BIRDS CONSPICUOUSLY RED OR ORANGE. 



1. Entire breast and belly pale brick-red. Above olive-gray, head 



black. Wings dark brown; tail black, with white spots on 

 the two outer quills. Throat streaked with black and white, 

 white eyelids. Bill yellow, dusky at tip ; feet dark. 



American Robin. See page 64. 



2. Above brilliant blue-black, white belly, sides of body and wing 



linings orange-salmon. Bill and feet black. 



American Redstart. See page 11". 



3. Rich scarlet, wings and feet black. 



Scarlet Tanager. See page 131. 



4. Above strawberry-red with some gray neckings ; wings and tail 



brown ; heavy blackish bill ; feet dark. Winter bird. 



Pine Grosbeak. See page 133. 



6. General colour Indian-red ; wings and tail brownish. Beak dis- 

 tinctly crossed at tip. Winter bird of pine trees. 



American Crossbill. See page 137. 

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