Black crown and throat; gray back; 5 in.—CHICKADEE.
Black and white streaked bird; black crown; 5 in.—BLACK POLL WARBLER.
Black and white streaked bird; striped crown—BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER.
Slate head, breast and back; white below and outer tail feathers—JUNCO.
White throat; gray breast; crown striped black and white—WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW.
Large white crown patch edged with black; light below—WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.
Black body; yellowish nape; white rump and on wings—BOBOLINK.
Black crown; gray back; climbs down trees—WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Dull gray birds with no markings may be FLYCATCHERS.
Dull brownish, streaked birds are probably species of SPARROWS.
Plain greenish backs and dull white underparts denote VIREOS.
Glossy blackbirds are GRACKLES or CROWS; if with red shoulders,
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD; with dull brown head, COWBIRD.
CLASSIFIED TABLE OF EASTERN LAND BIRDS
Showing Divisions into Orders, Families and Genera, as Adopted by the
American Ornithologists’ Union.
ORDER PSITTACI. Parrots, Macaws, etc.
Family PSITTACIDÆ. Genus
CONUROPSIS Carolina Paroquet
ORDER COCCYGES. Cuckoos, Kingfishers, etc.
Family CUCULIDÆ. Genus
CROTOPHAGA Anis
GEOCOCCYX Road-runner
COCCYZUS Cuckoos
Family ALCEDINIDÆ. Genus
CERYLE Kingfishers
ORDER PICI. Woodpeckers.
Family PICIDÆ. Genus
CAMPEPHILUS Ivory-billed Woodpecker
DRYOBATES Hairy to Texan Woodpecker
PICOIDES Three-toed Woodpeckers
SPHYRAPICUS Sapsuckers
PHILŒOTOMUS Pileated Woodpeckers
MELANERPES Red-headed Woodpeckers
CENTURUS Red-bellied Woodpeckers
COLAPTES Flickers
ORDER MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, etc.
Family CAPRIMULGIDÆ. Genus
ANTROSTOMUS Whip-poor-will
PHALÆNOPTILUS Poorwill
NYCTIDROMUS Paraque
CHORDEILES Nighthawks
Family MICROPODIDÆ. Genus
CHÆTURA Chimney Swift
ÆRONAUTES White-throated Swift
Family TROCHILIDÆ. Genus
TROCHILUS Ruby-thr. Hummer
ORDER PASSERES. Perching Birds.
Family TYRANNIDÆ. Genus
MUSCIVORA Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
TYRANNUS Kingbirds
PITANGUS Derby Flycatchers
MYIARCHUS Crested Flycatchers
SAYORNIS Phoebes
NUTTALLORNIS Olive-sided Flycatchers
MYIOCHANES Pewees
EMPIDONAX Least Flycatchers
PYROCEPHALUS Vermilion Flycatchers
Family ALAUDIDÆ. Genus
OTOCORIS Horned Larks
Family CORVIDÆ. Genus
PICA Magpie
CYANOCITTA Blue Jays
APHLECOMA Non-crested Jays
XANTHOURA Green Jay
PERISOREUS Canada Jay
CORVUS Crows and Ravens
NUCIFRAGA Clarke Nutcracker
Family STURNIDÆ. Genus
STURNUS Starling
Family ICTERIDÆ. Genus
DOLICHONYX Bobolink
MOLOTHRUS Cowbirds
XANTHOCEPHALUS Yellow-headed Blackbird
AGELAIUS Red-winged Blackbirds
STURNELLA Meadowlarks
ICTERUS Orioles
SCOLECOPHAGUS Rusty Blackbirds
QUISCALUS Grackles
Family FRINGILLIDÆ. Genus
HESPERIPHONA Evening Grosbeak
PINICOLA Pine Grosbeaks
CARPODACUS Purple Finches
LOXIA Crossbills
LEUCOSTICTE Leucostictes
ACANTHIS Redpolls
ASTRAGALINUS Goldfinches
SPINUS Pine Siskin
PLECTROPHENAX Snowflakes
CALCARIUS Longspurs
RHYNCOPHANES McCown Longspurs
POŒCETES Vesper Sparrow
PASSER English Sparrow
PASSERCULUS Ipswich Sparrow
COTURNICULUS Grasshopper, Leconte
AMMODRAMUS Sharp-tail, Seaside
CHONDESTES Lark Sparrow
ZONOTRICHIA Harris and White-Crowned Sparrow
SPIZELLA Chippy, Tree, Field
JUNCO Juncos
AMPHISPIZA Black-throated, Bell
PEUCÆA Pine-woods Sparrow
MELOSPIZA Song, Swamp Sparrow
PASSERELLA Fox Sparrow
PIPILO Towhees
OREOSPIZA Green-tailed Towhee
CARDINALIS Cardinal
PYRRHULOXIA Pyrrhuloxia
ZAMELODIA Rose-breasted Grosbeak
GUIRACA Blue Grosbeak
PASSERINA Buntings
SPOROPHILA Seed-eater
SPIZA Dickcissel
CALAMOSPIZA Lark Bunting
Family TANAGRIDÆ. Genus
PIRANGA Tanagers
Family HIRUNDINIDÆ. Genus
PROGNE Purple Martin
PETROCHELIDON Cliff Swallow
HIRUNDO Barn Swallow
IRIDOPROCNE Tree Swallow
RIPARIA Bank Swallow
STELGIDOPTERYX Rough-winged Swallow
Family BOMBYCILLIDÆ. Genus
BOMBYCILLA Waxwings
Family LANIIDÆ. Genus
LANIUS Shrikes
Family VIREONIDÆ. Genus
VIREOSYLYA Red-eye., Warbling Vireo
LANIVIREO Yell.-thr., Blue-head
VIREO White-eyed Vireo
Family MNIOTILTIDÆ. Genus
MNIOTILTA Black and White Warbler
PROTONOTARIA Prothonotary
HELINAIA Swainson Warbler
HELMITHEROS Worm-eating Warbler
HELMINTHOPHILA Bachman to Tennessee
COMPSOTHLYPIS Parula Warbler
DENDROICA Cape May to Palm Warbler
SEIURUS Oven-bird, Water-Thrush
OPORORNIS Ky., Conn., and Mourning
GEOTHLYPIS Yellow-throats
ICTERIA Chat
WILSONIA Hooded to Canadian
SETOPHAGA Redstarts
Family MOTACILLIDÆ. Genus
ANTHUS Pipits
Family TROGLODYTIDÆ. Genus
OROSCOPTES Sage Thrasher
MIMUS Mockingbird
DUMATELLA Catbird
TOXOSTOMA Thrashers
HELEODYTES Cactus Wren
SALPINCTES Rock Wren
THRYOTHORUS Carolina Wren
THRYOMANES Bewick Wren
TROGLODYTES House Wren
NANNUS Winter Wren
CISTOTHORUS Short-billed Marsh Wren
TELMATODYTES Long-billed Marsh Wren
Family CERTHIDÆ. Genus
CERTHIA Brown Creeper
Family PARIDÆ. Genus
SITTA Nuthatches
BÆOLOPHUS Titmice
PENTHESTES Chickadees
AURIPARUS Verdin
Family SYLLVIIDÆ. Genus
REGULUS Kinglets
POLIOPTILA Gnatcatchers
Family TURDIDÆ. Genus
HYLOCICHLA Thrushes
PLANESTICUS Robins
SAXICOLA Wheatear
SIALIA Bluebird