herwise colors will deceive you.

Remember that birds do not stay "indoors" on account of rain, clouds or
unfavorable weather. Warm spring rains literally fill the parks with
feathered travelers who often tarry but a day.

Particular Hints.

Note:--The following one hundred and fourteen birds are arranged in the
order of their _average first appearance in Lincoln Park_, based upon
observations made during the last seven years.

For the convenience of those desiring access to reliable sources of
information, the scientific name of each bird is placed in parenthesis
below its common name, followed by its number in the official list of the
American Ornithologist's Union.

Following the hints given about each bird are the names (in *black faced
type) of any bird or birds for which it might easily be mistaken.

1. BLUE JAY. 11-1/2 in.
(Cyanocitta cristata. 477.)

Black collar; _crested_; wings and tail deep blue, white-tipped and
black-barred; bold; harsh, noisy call-note; stays the year around in
Lincoln Park. *Loggerhead Shrike. *Kingfisher. *Bluebird.

2. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 9 in.
(Lanius ludovicianus. 622.)

Slaty-gray; commonly white beneath, _not marked with dark transverse
lines_; wings and tail black, marked with white; _hooked_ bill; bar
through the eye and _over forehead_, black; imitates notes of other
birds. *Blue Jay.

3. ROBIN. 10 in.
(Merula migratoria. 761.)

Dark slate color; black head; yellow bill; throat white streaked with
black; underparts bright chestnut red; sings "cheer-i-ly, cheer-i-ly,
cheer-up;" nests in Lincoln Park. *Towhee.

4. JUNCO. 6-1/4 in.
(Junco hiemalis. 567.)

Slate color; blackish bib (female brownish) over a white belly; _ivory
bill_, _two white tail-feathers_; feeds in flocks on ground, often in
company with other birds; "sucks its teeth" for a call-note; song, a
melodious trill.

5. MEADOWLARK. 10-1/2 in.
(Sturnella magna. 501.)

Streaked; black crescent on a _bright yellow_ breast; _outer
tail-feathers white_; flies straight, _hovering_ as it reaches the
ground; noteworthy song. *Flicker. *Dickcissel.

6. CROW. 19 in.
(Corvus ameri