. 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. KEY TO BIRDS IN THE FIELD 363 T. Slender-billed5 birds. (U.) U. Crown chestnut; yellow under parts streaked with chestnut on breast and sides. Palm Warblers, p. 88. U. Back olive ; head with a black mask , Maryland Yellow-Throat, p. 93. U. Sides streaked with black ; a white line over the eye ; two white wing bars2 Yellow-throated Warbler, p. 86. V. Slender brown bird, with long, sharp-pointed tail feathers6 Brown Creeper, p. 63. V. Slender bird, everywher
. 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. KEY TO BIRDS IN THE FIELD 363 T. Slender-billed5 birds. (U.) U. Crown chestnut; yellow under parts streaked with chestnut on breast and sides. Palm Warblers, p. 88. U. Back olive ; head with a black mask , Maryland Yellow-Throat, p. 93. U. Sides streaked with black ; a white line over the eye ; two white wing bars2 Yellow-throated Warbler, p. 86. V. Slender brown bird, with long, sharp-pointed tail feathers6 Brown Creeper, p. 63. V. Slender bird, everywhere streaked with black and white Black and White Warbler, p. 76. V. Short-tailed creeper, with much black and white in the plumage ; creeping head downward as often as upward White-breasted Nuthatch, p. 59. W. Iridescent or glossy-backed swallows. (Z.) W. Dull-colored birds, without iridescence. (X.) X. Sooty-brown bird, with very short tail, much shorter than the wings Chimney Swift, p. 167. X. Mouse-colored swallows, with not especially short tails. (Y.) Y. Under parts white, with a brownish band across breast Bank Swallow, p. 107. Y. Throat and breast brownish ; belly white Rough-winged Swallow, p. 107. Z. Steel-blue-backed swallow, with the throat and breast chestnut; tail deeply forked7 Barn Swallow, p. 106. Z. Back steel-blue; rump chestnut; tail nearly even; head, throat, and breast chestnut Cliff Swallow, p. 105. Z. Blackish-green-backed swallow, with all lower parts white ; tail nearly even Tree Swallow, p. 106. Key to Birds between the English Sparrow and Robin in Size The numbers refer to the pages where the birds are described. * Creeping birds upon the trunks of trees. (N.) * Birds practically always seen on the wing. (M.) * Ground birds, with slender bills and plainly spotted breasts. (K.) * Decidedly crested, seal-brown birds with yellow tips to the tail feathers Waxwings, p. 103. * Not as above. (A.) A. With a conspicuous amount of bright yellow or orange in the
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