. The first book of birds; . Fig. Warbler. thickj like a canarys or spar-rows, the bird is a seed-eater ; if long and straight,like a robins, he is an in-sect-eater; if sharp and flat,opening very wide like aswallows, he is a flycatcher. Lastly, the plumage, thegeneral color, then the spe-cial markings, such as barson wings or tail, a ringaround the eye (Fig. 18), ora line over or through theeye (Fig. 19), white or blackthroat (Fig. 20 or 19),speckled or striped breast(Fig. 18), or any conspicu-ous blotch. Every pointmust be set down the mo-ment you notice it. Youcannot trust your
. The first book of birds; . Fig. Warbler. thickj like a canarys or spar-rows, the bird is a seed-eater ; if long and straight,like a robins, he is an in-sect-eater; if sharp and flat,opening very wide like aswallows, he is a flycatcher. Lastly, the plumage, thegeneral color, then the spe-cial markings, such as barson wings or tail, a ringaround the eye (Fig. 18), ora line over or through theeye (Fig. 19), white or blackthroat (Fig. 20 or 19),speckled or striped breast(Fig. 18), or any conspicu-ous blotch. Every pointmust be set down the mo-ment you notice it. Youcannot trust your memory. With these full notes, re-turn to your study and takeyour manual to find out hisname, or to identify. Many persons think thatin order to know^ a bird, and especially to findout his name, one must have him in the Fig. 19. Black-throated GreenWarbler.
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