wee. *Least Flycatcher.

15. TOWHEE. 8-3/4 in.
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus. 587.)

Black above and black bib (female rich brown); reddish-brown sides; white
underneath; _outer tail-feathers white_; scratches about under bushes;
brilliant notes, "tow-hee'" and "che-wink'." *Robin.

16. DOWNY WOODPECKER. 6-1/4 in.
(Dryobates pubescens medianus. 394c.)

Bill small; closely resembles the _Hairy Woodpecker_ but is _scarcely
larger_ than the _English Sparrow_ and has the outer tail-feathers
_barred with black_. *Hairy Woodpecker. *Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

17. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. 4 in.
(Regulus satrapa. 748.)

Olivaceous; two whitish wing-bars; _orange-yellow stripe edged with black
on crown_; restless and fearless; often seen feeding in evergreens; note,
rapid "tzee, tzee, tzee." *Ruby-Crowned Kinglet.

18. FLICKER. 12-1/2 in.
(Colaptes auratus luteus. 412a.)

Brown, barred with black; head grayish; back of neck marked with bright
red; black crescent on cinnamon-brown spotted breast; in flight shows
_white rump_ and yellow lining of wings and tail; feeds much on ground,
unlike other woodpeckers; call-note, "flee'-ker." *Meadowlark.

19. BROWN CREEPER. 5-1/2 in.
(Certhia familiaris americana. 726.)

Brown finely streaked with white; silky white below; long curved bill;
_flies to the base of tree-trunks and works up in spirals_ bracing with
its long pointed tail-feathers; calls softly, "screep, screep."
*Nuthatches.

20. CHICKADEE. 5-1/4 in.
(Parus atricapillus. 735.)

Ashy-gray; black throat and _cap_; white cheeks; frowsy; lively; often
swings head downward from the tips of twigs; song, "chick-a-dee-dee";
call-note musical, "pewee," sometimes confused with note of _Phoebe_.

21. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 5-3/4 in.
(Sitta carolinensis. 727.)

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,