Birds of Allegany Park 337 



Key for the Identification of Birds in the Field 



1 Smaller birds, from a little larger than the Robin, downwards. . . 3 



2 Larger birds, larger than the Robin 265 



3 (1). Birds mainly brown or brownish in color 11 



4 (1). Birds mainly gray or grayish in color 89 



5 (1). Birds mainly green or greenish in color 116 



6 (1). Birds mainly black in color 138 



7 (1). Birds mainly black and white in color 143 



8 (1). Birds mainly blue or bluish in color 174 



9 (1). Birds mainly yellow, or orange, or marked with yellow or orange. 191 



10 (1). Birds mainly red, or marked with red, or brownish red 238 



11 (3). Larger than the Robin 14 



12 (3). Smaller than the Robin, but larger than the English Sparrow. . . 24 

 *3 (3)- Size of the English Sparrow or smaller 48 



14 (11). Wings conspicuously long and pointed 16 



15 (11). Wings not conspicuously long and pointed 18 



16 (14). Back mottled. Tail and throat marked with white or buff. 



Usually seen on the ground or in low limbs of trees in the woods. 

 Head large, but bill small Whip-poor-will, p. 289 



17 (14). Back plain brown. Lower back reddish brown. A white ring 



around the neck. Lower parts pure white, crossed on the 

 throat and breast by two black bands Killdeer, p. 314 



18 (15). Upper parts uniform plain brown. Tail long and marked with 



white. Under parts pure white, unmarked 22 



19 (15). Upper parts bright reddish brown. Tail long. Under parts 



white, heavily streaked with brown Brown Thrasher, p. 280 



20 (15). Upper parts brown, barred with black. Lower back white, 



conspicuous in flight. Under parts buff, spotted with black. 

 A black crescent-shaped mark on the front of the breast, and a 

 similar shaped mark of red on the back of the head. Male with 



a streak of black on the cheek Flicker, p. 262 



21] (15). Upper parts brown, streaked. Tail with white outer feathers, 

 conspicuous in flight. Under parts rich yellow, with a black 

 v-shaped mark across the breast Meadowlark, p. 273 



22 (18). Bill partly yellow. Wings showing reddish brown in flight. 



Under side of the tail with large white spots. Eyelids not red. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo, p. 324 



23 (18). Bill black. Wings without reddish. Under side of the tail with 



narrow white marks. Eyelids red Black-Billed Cuckoo, p. 325 



24 (12). Head conspicuously crested 26 



25 (12). Head not conspicuously crested 28 



26 (24). Crest, wings and tail, tinged with red. Tail blackish. Rest of 



plumage, plain brown Cardinal, female, p. 281 



27 (24). Crest not red. Tail tipped with yellow. Black about the eyes. 



Plumage soft brown, shading to gray on wings and tail and yel- 

 low beneath. With or without red marks in the wings. 



Cedar Waxwing, p. 261 



28 (25). Entire plumage plain grayish brown 30 



2 9 ( 2 S)- Plumage not plain brown, either streaked or lighter below than 



above 32 



30 (28). Bill short, tail medium in length Cowbird, female, p. 274 



31 (28). Bill long, tail short Starling, young, p. 268 



32 (29). Legs and neck rather long; bill short. Usually seen in marshes 



among cat-tails or tall grass. Upper parts olive-brown streaked 

 with white. Lower parts gray with black on the throat. 



Sora, p. 312 



33 (29). Legs and neck not long 34 



34 (33) • Plumage streaked above 36 



35 (33)- Plumage plain uniform brown above 41 



36 (34). Breast conspicuously streaked 39 



37 (34). Breast not streaked, but sides lightly streaked. Usually in open 



meadows Bobolink, female, p. 274 



