Bird Observations 



than the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher), dis- 

 tinct white marks on wing. The White- 

 eyed vireo looks like a feeble edition of 

 the Yellow-throated, washes of faint yel- 

 low on sides of breast and yellowish line 

 over eye. Blue-headed vireo, very marked 

 bird, slate blue head, line over and around 

 eye white, throat pure white, shading to 

 ashy on breast, a migrant. 



Warblers. Tennessee as dull as the 

 Warbling vireo, dullest of all except the 

 Orange-crowned. The Tennessee has 

 whiter throat than latter, and top of head 

 is slate colored, of the Orange-crowned, 

 reddish. 



Sparrows. Field sparrow, dull and 

 grey in color, no marks on breast, prevail- 

 ing color dark. Leconte's, a little like 

 Snowflake in color, light, warm tints pre- 

 vailing. White-throated has plain grey 

 breast below its white throat. Savanna 

 resembles white-throated in its markings, 

 having the striped appearance to the head, 

 but the breast is heavily striped with black 

 radiating from throat. Fox sparrow, 

 very large, breast marked with large irreg- 

 ular reddish spots. White-crowned spar- 

 row, equally large; no white on throat, 

 breast plain ash. 



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