BIRDS OF NEW YORK 



159' 



crescent on the occiput; under surface of wings and shafts of the wing feathers 

 bright yellow; under surface of tail and shafts of tail feathers yellow except 

 the tip which is black; under parts grayish white, nearly uniformly spotted 

 with black; throat, upper breast and sides of the head and neck light 



FHi'ker at nesting hole 



Photo by Ralph S. Paddock 



vinaceous; black crescent on the breast; male with black mitstachios. The 

 undulating flight, conspicuous white patch on the rump and the yellow 

 of the wings which shows in flight are field marks which distinguish this 

 species at a considerable distance. 



