. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 366 THE STUDY OF BIRDS IN THE FIELD L. Whole back from crown to tip of tail reddish ; upper breast slightly- spotted ; sides white Wilson's Thrush, p. 52. L. Whole back olive Olive-backed Thrush, p. 53. Gray-cheeked Thrush, p. 52. M. A sooty-black, long-winged, but very short-tailed bird Chimney Swift, p. 167. M. A swallow with a very deeply forked tail1 and steel-blue upper parts ; chestnut on throat and upper breast. .Barn Swallow, p. 106. M. All parts m
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 366 THE STUDY OF BIRDS IN THE FIELD L. Whole back from crown to tip of tail reddish ; upper breast slightly- spotted ; sides white Wilson's Thrush, p. 52. L. Whole back olive Olive-backed Thrush, p. 53. Gray-cheeked Thrush, p. 52. M. A sooty-black, long-winged, but very short-tailed bird Chimney Swift, p. 167. M. A swallow with a very deeply forked tail1 and steel-blue upper parts ; chestnut on throat and upper breast. .Barn Swallow, p. 106. M. All parts more or less shining Purple Martin, p. 105. N. Back black, with a central stripe of white ; wings with round white spots ; under parts grayish-white ; some red on the head of the male. Hairy Woodpecker, p. 173. Downy Woodpecker, p. 173. N. Back mottled black, white, and yellowish ; belly greenish-yellow ; breast with black ; crown (and in the male throat also) red Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, p. 175. Key to Birds about the Size of the American Robin The numbers refer to the pages where the birds are described. * Creeping birds upon tree trunks. (H.) * Peculiarly mottled long-winged brown birds, with large mouth, but short bill; seen mainly on the wing. (D.) * Long-winged, fork-tailed,1 slender-billed2 birds; seen constantly on the wing and appearing like large swallows, but with harsh Terns, pp. 323-327. * Birds neither fitted for creeping nor seen constantly on the wing. (A.) A. Birds with bright red in conspicuous amounts. (G.) A. Grayish-slate-colored bird, with chestnut-brown breast, white throat, and white lower belly American Robin, p. 54. A. Crested birds, mainly blue in color. (F.) A. Black bird, without bright red anywhere, but sometimes with rusty tips to the feathers Rusty Blackbird, p. 149. A. Slate-colored bird, with chestnut blotch under the tail. Catbird, p. 6o. A. Not as above. (B.) B. Upper parts uniform in tint, neither streaked nor spotted
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