Male black with glossy brown head and neck; sparrow-like bill; female brownish; fly in large flocks, uttering a greasy, squeaking note. [Bronzed Grackle.] [Rusty Blackbird.]
12. TREE SPARROW. 6-1/4 in.
(Spizella monticola. 559.)
Streaked; shows much grayish; two showy white wing-bars; chestnut-brown cap; breast whitish, shading to a dark spot in the middle; in flocks, often with Juncos; returns north early in the season; noteworthy song. [Chipping Sparrow.] [Field Sparrow.]
13. FOX SPARROW. 7-1/2 in.
(Passarella iliaca. 585.)
Fox-red back and tail; ashy about neck and head; white breast thickly streaked with dark spots; scratches like a hen; alert; noteworthy song. [Brown Thrasher.] [Hermit Thrush.]
14. PHOEBE. 7 in.
(Sayornis phoebe. 456.)
Dull olive-brown; darker on head and tail; whitish below; bill and feet black; tail drooping but jerking constantly; note, “phoe´be.” [Wood Pewee.] [Least Flycatcher.]