Ashy-blue; cap and back of the neck, black; white below; constantly exploring the bark of trees but does not brace, woodpecker fashion, with its tail-feathers; note, nasal “yank, yank, yank.” [Red-breasted Nuthatch.] [Brown Creeper.]
22. BELTED KINGFISHER. 14 in.
(Ceryle alcyon. 390.)
Blue-gray; white collar; big, crested head; sits erect watching for fish and flies near the surface of the water, uttering a rattling call; summers in Lincoln Park.
23. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. 8-1/4 in.
(Sphyrapicus varius. 402.)
Mixed black and white; yellowish-white underneath; streaked on sides; white bar lengthwise the wing; scarlet patch, bordered with black on crown and throat (female with throat white); harsh, squealing note. [Downy Woodpecker.] [Hairy Woodpecker.]
24. RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 9-1/2 in.
(Scolecophagus carolinus. 509.)
Black, uniformly iridescent and more or less rusty; tail almost even; female smaller and rustier with pale line over eye. [Bronzed Grackle.] [Red-winged Blackbird.]