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FIELD KEY TO THE LAND BIRDS
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FIELD KEY TO THE LAND BIRDS.

Common

a golden yellow cap on the top of the head. in

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shady woods.

WATER THRUSH.—

127. censis.

above above

AS'eMfms novehoraOlive brown (see 136). buff line white with brown streaks below and behind the eye. Found around trout-

— Length,

6

inches

and swift

l)r(X)ks

128.

rivers.

LOUISIANA WATER THRUSH.

urus motacilla.

— Length, 6 J inches.

Sei-

Not streaked on

line above the eye, starting from throat and belly behind, pure white otherwise like 127.

129.

CONNECTICUT WARBLER.

GeothlyLength, 5J inches. Bluish gray, throat pis agilis. top of head and tail greenish lighter belly white gray, lighter on sides.

130.

MOURNING WARBLER.

pJiiladelphia.

— Length, 5| inches.

GeotJilypis

Head bluish

gra}^

changing to black on breast back olive green underno wing bars nor light eye-ring. parts yellow

131.

MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT.

Length, 5^ inches. Olive green GeotJilypis trichas. throat and breast yellow ; sides of head black Female without the black. belly white.

above

132. virens.

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.

— Length,

7J inches.

Icteria

Olive green above a throat and eye white

above and around the breast yellow; belly white; sides grayish.

line

133^

WILSON'S WAllBLF.R.—>Syhmiiapu-

— Length,

Forehead, throat, and 5 inches. around the eye yellow on hind head a black cap, wanting in the female back and breast olive green silla.

belly white.

134.

CANADIAN WARBLER.

Sylvania

ca-

Length, 5| inches. Olive green above nadensis. a white line above and throat and breast yellow no wing bars or tail ai'ound the eye belly white

spots.