APPENDIX. 



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frequently 

 i, often ut- 



tPLE FiNcn. 



lt'8 crossed ; 

 , Crossbiu-. 

 own ; hiviist 

 8. Redpoll. 



wliitc; sonj? 



y CiItOSBEAK. 



J of the bill 

 (tic. 



5. Carhixal. 

 howin^' con- 

 air; tail fre- 

 7. Reustabt. 



atea in flacks. 

 I) Blackbird. 

 (urts streaked 



EDPOLL (Ini.). 

 ruby crown- 

 rvously ; eall- 

 »ct. ; A pi. and 

 NED Kinglet. 



; under parts 



Blle Jay. 



|)n-rufous. 



10. Bluebird. 



,100 Bunting. 



lor black 



Length under 

 rowu blac 



O'OO. 



*» 



k ; clieoks wliitc ; back osliy ; unstrcaked ; call, chich-a- 



a musical 



I wing. 



|4. Bobolink. 



; song rapid, 



rather open 



iu Grosbeak. 



call -note, 



^87. TowuEE. 



dee, or a nuisical, double-iiotid wliistlc 



735. UIIK^KADEE. 



If*. Conspicuously streaked with black and wliitc; a tree creeper. 



63G. Black and white VVarhleb. 



B. Under parts white or whitish. 



a. Length 8o0; upper parts grayish slate-color; tail tipped with white; 

 a bird of the air, cateliing its insect food <>ii the wing, and occasionally 

 sallying forth from its cxi>oscd perch in pursuit of a passing ("mw ; 

 note, an unmusical, steely cJiattcr 444. KiMiaiRD. 



b. Length 5*7"); crown black; back bluish gray; a tree creeper; call-note, 

 yank\ yntik 727. Wihte-bkeasted Nutiiatcii. 



c. Length »;-50 ; upper jiarts washed with rusty ; generally seen in tlocks; 

 terrestrial ; Nov. to .Mcii 534. Snowklake. 



IL No white in the pluiiiairc 



/i. Length 19-00; jet black 4S'-^ Am. ("row. 



Ji. Length l'2-OO; black witli metallic reflections; iris yellowish; migrates 

 in flocks; nests usually in colonies in coniferous trees; voice cracked and 

 reedy ; tail " keeled " in short flights ; a walker. 



oil. I'lRi'LE Grackle. r)ll6. Bronzed Grackle. 



C. Length 9-50; shoulders red; haunts marshes ; call, Icnng-ijUrr-r'^. 



41»8. Ked-winoed Blackbird 



D. Length 7'50 ; head and neck coffee-brown ; frequently seen on tho 

 ground near cattle 495. Cowbird. 



Fifth Group.— Without either yellow, oran^* red, or blue 

 in the plumage; not conspicuously black* or black 

 and white. 



L Under parts all one color, without streaks or spots. 

 \. Back without streaks or sj)()ts. 



A. Under parts white or wliitish ; length under 7"50. 

 a. Back olive, olive-green, or slaty fuscous. 

 «». No white line over the eye; flycatchers, capturing their prey on 

 tho wing and returning to tlieir perch, where they sit quietly until 

 making a fresh sally. 



o". Crown bhicUish ; frequently found nesting under bridges or 

 about buildings ; tail wagged nervously ; note, pewit-phwhe. 



45*). PuOCBE. 



flS. Wing-bars whitish ; haunts orchards, lawns, and open woodland ; 



note, chebl'c, cheb'C 4t)7. Least Flycatcher. 



a*. Haunts woodlamls ; generally frequents the upper branches ; 



note, a plaintive /;(?<'-rt-irf<? 4t)l. Wood Pewee. 



J>. A white, line over the eye, or winjr-liars white ; gleaners ; patiently 

 exploring the foliage for food or flitting about the outer branches. 

 J'. Wliitc line over the eye bordered bv a narrow black on 



a rambling recitative: 



hlack one; cap 

 .'ou see it— vou 



gray ; iris red ; song, 

 know it — do you hear me ?" etc. 

 6'. White lii. over the eye not bordered by black ; prefers the 



024. Red-eyed Vireo. 



