KEY TO THE BIRDS. 



6. Above bluish slate rather than blue, lighter on forehead. Black 



throat, terminating in a line down the sides. White spot od 

 wings; outer tail feathers white spotted. White beneath. 

 Bill and feet dark. 



Black-throated Blue Warbler. See page 95. 



7. Above streaked with black and grayish olive. Forehead, cheeks, 



and sides of head black, enclosing a chestnut patch. Chin, 

 throat, and upper breast, and a streak along the sides dull 

 chestnut. White cross-bars on wings, and white spots on tail. 

 Bill and feet dark. 



Bay-breasted Warbler. See page 99. 



* Birds with bills slightly hooked at tip ; plumage olive above 

 and white or yellowish below; feeding in the trees; 

 loud and constant singers. 



Vireo Family. See page 116. 



G. TREE-CREEPING BIRDS OF VARIOUS SIZES, SEEN UPON 

 THE TRUNKS AND BRANCHES, FEEDING UPON IN- 

 SECTS AND THE LARVAE IN THE BARK. 



1. Body flat and compact. Above slate-blue, head and hind neck 



black. Wings blackish, edged with slate. Belly white, rusty 

 toward vent. Most conspicuous in autumn and winter. 



White-breasted Nuthatch. See page 73. 



2. Above lead-coloured, brownish on wings and tail. Crown and sides 



of head and neck black. Under parts rust-red. Bill lead 

 colour, feet lead-brown. Bird of autumn and winter. 



Bed-breasted Nuthatch. See page 74. 



3. Above brown and white striped, the brown being of several 



shades, growing reddish on rump. Throat, breast, and belly 

 grayish white ; tail pale brown. Slender, curving bill. Bird of 

 late autumn and winter. 



Brown Creeper. See page 75. 



4. Small bird. Above striped black and white. Breast white in 



middle, black stripes on sides. Wings and tail black, with 

 white markings. Bill and feet black. 



Black-and-white Creeper. See page 88. 



6. Above black and white, white stripe on middle of back, red stripe 

 on head. Under parts grayish white ; wings black and white. 

 Bill blunt, stout, and straight, nearly as long as head. 



Hairy Woodpecker. See page 196. 

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