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ing-bars; decidedly grayish below, whiter on throat; _jerks its tail_ and utters a sharp, energetic call, "che-bec'." *Wood Pewee. *Phoebe. 64. WOOD THRUSH. 7-3/4 in. (Hylocichla mustelina. 755.) _Bright brown on head_ shading to olive-brown on rump and tail; white beneath, with conspicuous _round_ spots except on throat and middle of belly; remarkable song. *Other Thrushes. *Fox Sparrow. 65. WESTERN YELLOW-THROAT. 5-1/4 in. (Geothlypis trichas occidentalis. 681a.) Olive-green, showing brownish tinge; _broad, black stripe across forehead and through eye_; bordered broadly with white; yellow beneath; _female_ duller and without black stripe and easily confused with female _Mourning_, _Connecticut_ and _Pine Warblers_; in low bushes; song, "witch-i-ty, witch-i-ty, witch-i-ty." 66. MAGNOLIA WARBLER. 5 in. (Dendroica maculosa. 657.) Back and tail, black; crown blue-gray; yellow rump; _yellow_ below, streaked with black on breast and sides; white patch on wings; broad white band across tail, seen from below. *Myrtle Warbler. *Cape May Warbler. 67. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. 5-1/4 in. (Astragalinus tristis. 529.) Canary-yellow, with black crown, tail and wings; white wing-bars; female olive-tinged, without pure black or yellow; in flocks; canary-like song; also sings in its undulating flight, "per-_chic_-o-ree, per-_chic_-o-ree." *Yellow Warbler. 68. YELLOW WARBLER. 5 in. (Dendroica aestiva. 652.) _Yellow all over_ shading to olive on back; orange-brown streaks on breast; female not so yellow and less streaked; song, penetrating and unceasing; nests in Lincoln Park. *American Goldfinch. 69. KINGBIRD. 8-1/2 in. (Tyrannus tyrannus. 644.) Dusky black; below white; _tail tipped with broad band of white_; fire-red patch on crown, usually concealed; spreads its tail like a fan when about to alight. 70. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 7-1/2 in. (Icterus galbula. 507.) _Bright orange_, with black head, throat, back and wings; two white wing-bars; female smaller, brownish-yellow and showing little black; loud call, "co-weet', co-weet', co-weet';" song noteworthy. *Orchard Oriole. *Scarlet Tanager.
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