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G. Gray-backed birds, with black wings and tail, and the under parts 



mainly white ; bill decidedly hooked'^ Shrikes, p. 101. 



H. Upper parts with much blue ; breast brown ; belly white 



Bluebird, p. 55. 



H. Very stout-billed, ^ dark-blue bird, with black wings and tail. This is 



a southern bird, found mainly in shrubbery near water 



Blue Grosbeak, p. 138. 



I. Whole plumage red ; no crest on head . . . Summer Tanager, p. 109. 



I. Head and body red ; wings and tail black 



Scarlet Tanager, p. 108. 



I. Head and body black ; belly white ; breast rose-color ; wings and 



tail with white blotches Rose-breasted Grosbeak, p. 137. 



I. A distinctly crested ^ bird Cardinal, p. 137. 



J. Upper parts olive-green ; throat and breast bright yellow, changing 



abruptly to white on the lower belly ; a white eye ring 



Yellow-breasted Chat, p. 93. 



J. Front parts black ; much of breast, belly, and lower back rich 



orange Baltimore Oriole, p. 148. 



J. Upper parts and tail olive-green ; under parts yellow 



Orchard Oriole, p. 147. 



J. Upper parts brownish ; under parts dull orange ; wings blackish, with 



white wing bars Baltimore Oriole, p. 148. 



J. Slightly crested bird, with brownish-olive back, sulphur-yellow belly, 



and chestnut edgings on wing and tail feathers 



Crested Flycatcher, p. 161. 



J. A streaky, sparrow-like ground bird, with bright-yellow breast and 



black blotch on throat Dickcissel, p. 141. 



K. Outer tail feathers with white. A meadow and field, tail-wagging 



bird, with a dark-olive-brown back American Pipit, p. 70. 



K. Outer tail feathers white tipped. A "cooing," southern, brownish- 

 gray bird, with the lower parts wine-tinted. . .Ground Dove, p. 217. 

 K. A short-tailed, long-winged, "teetering " bird, with a slender bill 



about an inch long* Spotted Sandpiper, p. 248. 



K. Birds with rather long tails, having the outer feathers without 

 white. (L.) 

 L. Crown reddish-brown, changing gradually to olive on the tail ; breast 



and sides heavily marked with round, black spots 



Wood Thrush, p. 51. 



L. Crown and back olive, changing gradually to reddish on the tail ; 



only the breast spotted ; spots wedge-shaped 



Hermit Thrush, p. 5:i. 



