134 FIELD KEY 
II. Throat not yellow. 
1. Throat white. 
A. With yellow on the sides. 
a. Length 5°50; rump yellow; breast streaked or spotted with black; 
tail-feathers marked with white; note, a characteristic tchip; 
Sept. to May, usually rare or local in winter. 
655. MyrtLe WaRBLER. 
b. Length 5°00; no streaks on underparts or white in the tail; yellow 
extending along the whole sides; back olive-green, iris white; 
haunts thickets; call, an emphatic ‘‘Who are you, eh?” 
631. WHITE-EYED VIREO. 
c. Length 5°25; tail and wings banded with yellow, showing conspicu- 
ously in flight; haunts woodland; movements active, much in the 
air, tail frequently spread .. 1... ee eee 687. REepsTaRT. 
B. No yellow on sides. 
a. Length 6°75; a yellow line from the bill to the eye; crown black, 
with a white stripe through its center; haunts in and about 
thickets and bushy woodlands; song, a high, clear, musical 
whistle; call-note, chink.....558. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 
b. Length 4°00; a yellow or yellow and orange crown-patch, bordered 
by black; flits restlessly about outer limbs of trees and bushes; 
note, a fine ti-ti; Oct. to Apl.. .748. GoLDEN-cROWNED KINGLET. 
2. Throat not white. 
A. Throat vinaceous; length 12°00; a black breast-patch; belly white, 
spotted with black; rump white, showing conspicuously in flight; 
linings of wings yellow; call-note, a loud kée-yer . . 412. Fricker. 
B. Throat and head black; length 7°50; breast, belly, and lower back 
deep orange; an active inhabitant of fruit and shade trees; song, a 
loud, ringing whistle.......... 507. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 
C. Throat and upper breast ashy; length 9°00; crested; belly yellow; 
tail-feathers largely pale rufous; haunts upper branches in wood- 
land; note, a loud questioning, or grating whistle. 
452. CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 
D. Grayish brown; length 7°00; crested; tip of tail yellow. 
619. CepaR Waxwina. 
Second Group.—With red in the plumage 
J. With red on the underparts. 
A, Throat red. 
a. Length 7°00; wings and tail black; rest of plumage bright scarlet; 
eall-note, chip-chirr.........20.05 608. ScaRLET TANAGER. 
4, Length 6°00; dull, pinkish red, wings and tail brownish; frequently 
seen feeding on buds or blossoms; call-note, a sharp chink, often 
uttered during flight; song, a sweet, flowing warble. 
517. Purpie Fincn. 
c. Length 6°00; dull red or green tinged with red; mandibles crossed; 
generally seen in flocks feeding on pine-cones.. .521. Am. CROSSBILL 
d. Length 5°00; a red crown-cap; back streaked black and brown; 
breast rosy; feeds n seeds or catkins; Nov. to Mch. .528. RepPpoub. 
B. Throat black. 
a. Length 8°00; breast rose-red, rest of plumage black and white; song 
loud and musical; call-note, peek. .595. RosE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 
b. Length 8°00; a conspicuous crest; region about the base of the bill 
black; rest of the plumage and bill red; song, a clear whistle. 
' 593. CARDINAL. 
c. Length 5°50; wings and tail banded with orange-red, showing con- 
spicuously in flight; movements active; much in the air; tail fre- 
quently spread; haunts woodland. ........ 687. REDSTART. 
