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4. Throat and upper breast black or slate-color, very different from the 

 white or chestnut belly. 



A. Throat black. 



u. Belly and rump chestnut; head, wings, and tail black; length Y-30 

 inches ; haunts orchards and shade trees ; song highly musical ; May 

 to Sept Oechaed Oeiole, page 166 



b. Belly white ; sides reddish brown ; tail black and white ; length 8-35 

 inches ; haunts undergrowths ; call-note, chewink or towhie ; Apl. 25 

 to Oct TowHEE, page 204. 



B. Throat slate-color. 



14. Back and wings slate-color; outer tail-feathers and belly white; 

 length 6"25 inches ; haunts generally on or near the ground about 



shrubbery ; Oct. to Apl Jukco, page 192. 



6. Throat streaked with black and white ; rest of under parts reddish brown ; 

 upper parts grayish slate-color ; length 10-00 inches . Kobin, page 260. 



