5. SHARPLY DEFINED BLACK AND WHITE MARKINGS
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]