82 FIELD KEY TO COMMON BIRDS. 



2. Under parts white or whitish, streamed or spotted. 



A. Bacli streaked. 



u. Length 6'10 inches ; outer tail-feathers white, showing conspicuously 

 when the bird flies ; haunts dry fields and roadsides ; song musical ; 

 Apl. to Nov Vesper Sparrow, page 184. 



h. Outer tail-feathers not white. 

 J'. Length 6-30 inches ; breast with numerous spots tending to form 

 one large spot in its center; haunts on or near the ground, generally 

 in the vicinity of bushes; call-note, chimp; song musical; a per- 

 manent resident Song Sparrow, page 1T8. 



b'. Length 6'35 inches; breast grayish with one spot in its center; 

 Oct. to Apl Tree Sparrow, page 194. 



B. Back not streaked ; breast spotted. 



o. Length 11-40 inches ; tail o'OO inches ; wing-bars white; upper parts, 

 wings, and tail bright cinnamon-brown; haimts undergrowth; sings 

 from an exposed and generally elevated position ; song loud, striking, 

 and continuous ; Apl. 25 to Oct. . . Brown Thrasher, page 240. 

 h. Length under 9-00 inches; tail under 3'00 inches; no wing-bars; 

 back reddish or dnnamon-hrown. 



6*. Length 8*25 inches ; breast and sides heavily marked with large, 

 round, black spots ; head and upper back brighter than lower back 

 and tail ; call-note, a sharp pit or liquid quirt; May to Oct. 



Wood Thrush, page 256. 



{2. Length 7'15 inches ; breast with wedge-shaped black spots ; sides 



•unspotted, washed with brownish ashy ; tail reddish brown, brighter 



than back ; call-note, a low chuch ; Apl. 10 to May 10 ; Oct. and 



Nov Hermit Thrush, page 258. 



6'. Length 7'50 inches ; upper breast lightly spotted with small, wedge- 

 shaped, brownish spots ; tail the same color as the back ; sides iohite ; 

 call-note, a clearly whistled wheeu ; May to Sept. 



Wilson's Thrush, page 254. 

 c. Length under 9'00 inches ; tail under 3'00 inches ; no wing-bars ; back 



ci. Length 6'10 inches; center of crown pale brownish bordered by 

 black; haunts on or near the ground in woodland; a walker; 

 song, a ringing crescendo, teacher, teacher, teacher, TEACHER, 



TEACIIHB; May to Sept Oven-bird, page 232, 



3. Dnder parts not white or whitish, all one color, without streaks. 

 A. Length 8'50 inches ; slate-color ; cap and tail black ; inhabits the 

 lower growth ; call-note, nasal ; song highly musical and varied ; Apl. 



25 to Oct Catbird, page 237. 



£. Length 7'20 inches ; grayish brown ; conspicuously crested ; a black 

 line through the eye ; tail tipped with yellow ; generally seen in small 



flocks ; note thin and weak Cedar Waxwing, page 216. 



C. Length 5'50 inches; under parts oream-buff; a conspicuous whitish 

 line over the eye ; upper parts reddish brown ; movements active ; tail 

 carried erect ; haunts lower growth ; notes loud and striking; resident 

 from New York city southward .... Carolina Wren, page 244. 



