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C. Short-billed, short-winged, short^talled, heavy-bodied ground bird, 

 with striped head and either white or buff throat patch; under 



parts not yellow Bob-white, p. 222. 



C. Long-billed, short-tailed meadow bird, with the under parts yellow 



and a black crescent on the breast Meadowlark, p. 147. 



C. Long-winged birds, with fluffy owl-like plumage. These perch 



lengthwise on limbs or on the ground, and are much the color 



of their surroundings; open mouth very large, but culmen short.^ 



(D.) 



D. An evening-flying bird, with a large white spot on the middle of the 



wing Nighthawk, p. 170. 



D. Birds similar to the last, but without the white spot on the wing, and 

 with a white or buffy band across the throat. These birds usually. 



fly near the ground, the nighthawk high in the air 



Whip-poor-will, p. 169. Chuck- will's-widow, p. 169. 



E. All the tail feathers tipped with white Kingbird, p. 160. 



E. Slender birds, with brownish-gray backs, long tails, and long, curved 



bills* Cuckoos, p. 182. 



E. Back ashy ; tail long, and the outer feathers wholly white. A 



wonderful song bird, with rather long but nearly straight bill 



Mocking Bird, p. <14. 



E. Upper parts gray ; bill decidedly hooked at tip ; * head with a black 



stripe on the side extending past the eyes Shrikes, p. 101. 



F. Large-headed bird, with long, heavy bill « and two bluish bands across 



the breast Belted Kingfisher, p. 179. 



F. The bright blue of the tail cross-barred with black ; bill only about 



one inch long ; black collar across breast Blue Jay, p. 153. 



G. A conspicuously crested ' bird, with a black face. The other parts 



entirely red (male') or much red on crest and wings (female) 



Cardinal, p. 1.37. 



G. A winter bird of the Northern States, with no crest, but much rosy- 

 red in the plumage Pine Grosbeak, p. 115. 



G. A black bird, with red on the bend of the wing 



Red-winged Blackbird, p. 146. 



H. The whole head and neck bright red, back black, belly white, and 



wings black and white Red-headed Woodpecker, p. 176. 



H. Back distinctly but finely cross-barred with black and white ; crown 



and back neck red in the male ; belly tinged with red 



Red-bellied Woodpecker, p. 177. 



H. Back black, marked lengthwise through the center with white ; wings 

 black, with many round, white dots Hairy Woodpecker, p. 173. 



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