BC8 ; soiijr, a 



I.INO VlUF.O. 



barn wliite; 

 t the outer 

 ously ; note, 



BI) KlNOLKT. 



nl; yank. 



) NlTllATril. 



le tall ; note, 

 TiKTKn Tit. 

 :.S8, excituMe 

 ifjf, ck'Uvt'red 



lolSK WUKN. 



L' end of the 

 eateliin',' its 

 jrtli from its 

 II unmusienl, 

 4. KiN(iiiiiti). 

 ifht 8hort and 

 11 ; note, tut- 



I.KI) ClCKOO. 



h ; cnll-notc, 



|()4. ('ATI! lit I). 



tlinnit,'h the 

 tiofks; note 



11 Waxwino. 

 IT the eye; 



lirried erect ; 



LiN'A Wren. 



familiar bird 



\ppy-chippy. 



\n Spakkow 



is-})ro\vn ; 



Is and pas- 



^-wee, cheeo, 



Spaurow. 



jnut-rufous; 



|Uy repeated 



Sparrow, 



APPENDIX. 



41 MJ 



Ji. Crown not rufous or chectnut. 

 a. Lerifrtli ^V1>^\ crown, hlacl<i>.li witli n ccntnil \vhiti>h stripe; throat 

 white; l)rcast tfray ; a yellow spot liefurc tlu' ivi'; haunts in and 

 about tiiickcts and busliy woodlands; soiij;, a hi^rh, cU'ar. musical 

 whistle ; lall-notc, (/(//(X" . . . . UWa. NVhitk-tiiuoatkh Spakkuw, 

 /'. Lcn;rtli 'I'.'pO ; crown tindy strcakol ; a tree climln'r, winding; [laticntly 

 up tree trunks in search c<f food ; tail- feathers pointed. 



7'J<>. HitowN ("rkkpkk. 

 c. T.enu'th 5-.")0; bill slender; a white line over the eyi'; tail carried 

 erect; haunts reedy niarsiies; call-note s'-oldinu'; sori^' rippliiii.'. 



T-">. I-<iN(i-r.ii.i.i-.i) Maksii Wukn. 

 II. Under parts wliite or whitish, ntnukut or sjinttid. 



1. Hack sticakeil. 



A. Crown streaked; under jiartN conspicuously streakcil. 



a. Outer lail-fiathers white, showim,' coiispieuou.sly when the bird Hies ; 

 length O'OO; haunts dry tields and road.sitlcs ; soiii; loud and musical. 



hMK Vksper SpAHitow. 



h. Outer tail-feathers not white. 



6'. LeiiiTth (i-iiii; pluniau'e with a rufous-brown cast; spots on the 



breast tending to t'orni one larire spot in its center; haunts on or 



near the ground, generally in the vicinity of bushes; call-note, a 



characteristic (•/((// song musical 5sl. SoN(i Spakkow. 



6". Length iVdU ; no rufous in tiie jilumagc; spots on the under parts 

 evenly ilistributed ;• frequently seen I'eiding on buds or blo.ssoms; 

 eall-note, a sharp chink, often uttered during tliiriit ; song, a sweet, 



flowing warble r>l7. I'l im-i.k Kincii ( Im.). 



B. Crown not streaked, rufous-brown; under parts wliiti.-<h with an in- 

 distinct blaeki«n spot in the center of the breast; Oct. to .\pl. 



&;")'.». TuKK Sparrow. 



2. Rack not streaked. 



A, Upper jiarts rufous, olive-brown, or einiuunon-brown. 



a. Hill slender and thrushlike; lireast spotte<l with blackisli. 



a». Length 11-00 ; tail o-OO; wing-bars white ; upper parts, wings, and 

 tail uniform rufous; haunts undergrowth; sings from an exjioscd 

 and generally elevated position ; .soiil' loud, striking, and continuous. 



To.'). HkuWN 'I'llKASllKR. 



6». Length under 9-00; tail under 3-00; no wing-bars. 



Ja. Breast and si, Its iicavily marked with large, roinn/, black spots ; 

 liead and upiier back lirii/hti r than lower back and tail ; call-note, 

 a sharp ^;/< or liquid I/'///'/ T.")."). Wood Tiirisii. 



Js. Breast with wcdire-shajicd black spots; sides tnixjxiff,,/. washed 

 with hi'oiniixh a-i/n/ ; tail rufous, /iritj/itcr tlian back ; eall-note, a 

 low chuck TTi!)/'. IIkhmit Thrush. 



b*. Upper breast lightly spotted with small, wedge-shaped, ])lack- 

 ish spots; tail the same color as the back; sides whitt\ eall- 

 note, a clearly whistled vc/zew^ . . . . T">0. Wilson's Tiirisii. 



b. Bill short and stout; breast ami .sides lieavily spotted with 

 rufous; length 7'00; haunts on or near the ground, generally in 



