HOW TO STUDY BIRDS 



spicuous color even though the bird were otherwise all brown 



or gray or black. 



RED BIRDS, or with red markings or patches: 



Scarlet Tanager; scarlet, black wings and tail. 



Cardinal; red, crested, black face. 



Summer Tanager; rosy or ruby red all over. 



Purple Finch ; dull rosy red, brightest on the head. 



Pine Grosbeak; dull rosy red. 



White- winged Crossbill ; light rosy red, white on wings. 



Red Crossbill; dull red, brightest on breast and rump. 



Redpoll; crimson crown, rosy breast sometimes. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak; male, rosy breast and under 

 wings. 



Red-headed Woodpecker; whole head crimson. 



Other Woodpeckers; male, red spot on nape. 



Hummingbird ; male, ruby throat. 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet; scarlet concealed crown patch. 

 ORANGE BIRDS, or with orange markings or patches: 



Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles; orange and black. 



Redstart ; orange on wings, tail and sides. 



Blackburnian Warbler; orange throat and breast. 



Kingbird; crown patch. 



Golden-crowned Kinglet; crown patch. 

 YELLOW BIRDS, or with yellow markings or patches: 



Flicker; golden quills and wing linings. 



Orioles; females and young males. 



Yellow-headed Blackbird. 



Meadowlark ; yellow breast, black crescent. 



Waxwings; yellow tip to tail. 



Goldfinch ; bright yellow, black cap, wings and tail. 



Siskin ; patch on wings and at base of tail. 



Crossbills; females with yellow rump and breast. 



Yellow-throated Vireo; yellow breast. 



Blue- winged Warbler; yellow head and under parts. 



Golden- winged " yellow cap and wing patch. 



Yellow " quite bright all over. 



Nashville " yellow below, ashy head. 



Prothonotary " bright yellow, almost orange on head. 

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