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d: Length 7'25 ; upper parts olive-green ; no wing-bars ; a white line 

 before the eye ; haunts thickets and undergrowth ; song, a striking 

 mixture of whistles, chucks^ and caws^ sometimes uttered on the wing. 



683. Yeilow-beeasted Chat. 



B. Under partv streaked with rufous-brown; length 5:00; general appear- 

 ance of a yellow bird; haunts shrubbery of lawns, orchards, second 

 growths, and particularly willows near water ; song, rather loud, wee, c?iee- 

 cTiee-ckee, chef-wee, or cfiee-c7iee-chee-cMe, why~o . 652. Yellow Warbler. 



C. Breast yellow, with a conspicuous black crescent ; lengtli lO'OO ; haunts 

 fields and meadows, largely terrestrial ; flight quail-like, outer white tail- 

 feathers showing when on the wing ; song, a loud, musical whistle. 



501. Meadowlabk. 



II. Throat white. 



A. With yellow on the sides. 



u. Length 5-50; rump yellow; breast streaked or spotted with black; 

 tail-feathers marked with white ; note, a characteristic tchip ; Sept. to 

 May, usually rare or local in winter .... 655, Myrtle Warbler. 



ft. Length 5*00 ; no streaks on under parts or white in the tail ; yellow 

 extending along the whole sides; back olive-green, iris white; haunts 

 thickets ; call, an emphatic " Who are you, eh ? " 



631. White-eyed Vireo. 



t. Length 5-25 ; tail and wings banded with yellow, showing conspicu- 

 ously in flight; haunts woodland; movements active, much in the 

 air, tail frequently spread 687. Eedstabt. 



B. No yellow on sides. 



a. Length 6-75 ; a yellow line from the bill to the eye ; crown black, with 

 a white stripe through its center; haunts in and about thickets and 

 bushy woodlands ; song, a high, clear, musical whistle ; call-note, chinh. 



558. White-throated Sparrow. 



J. Length 4-00; a yellow or yellow and orange crown-patch, bordered 

 by black ; flits restlessly about outer limbs of trees and bushes ; note, 

 a fine H-ti ; Oct. to Apl 748. Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



III. Throat vinaceous ; length 12-00; a black breast-patoh ; belly white, 

 spotted with black ; rump white, showing conspicuously in flight ; linings 

 of wings yellow ; call-note, a loud Vee-yer 412.. Flicker. 



IV. Throat and head black ; length 7-50 ; breast, belly, and lower back deep 

 orange ; an active inhabitant of fruit and shade trees ; song, a loud, ringing 

 whistle ^^^' Baltimore Oriole. 



V. Throat and upper breast ashy ; length 9-00 ; crested ; belly yellow, tail, 

 feathers largely pale rufous ; haunts upper branches in woodland ; note, a 

 loud questioning, or grating whistle .... 452. Crested Flycatcher. 



VI. Grayish brown ; length 7-00 ; crested ; tip of tail yellow. 



' 619. Waxwino. 



Second Group.— With red in the plumage. 



] . With red on the under parts. 

 A. Throat red. 

 a. Length 7-00; wings and tail black; rest of plnniage bright scarlet; 

 call-note, cUp-eUrr 608. Scarlet Tanager. 



