CREEPER. 5-1/4 in.
(Mniotilta varia. 636.)

Black and white, _striped_; white belly; female shows more white below;
creeps up and down trees like the _Nuthatches_; song rapid and rasping,
"he'-ho, he'-ho, he'-ho." *Black-poll Warbler.

56. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER. 5-1/4 in.
(Dendroica virens. 667.)

Olive-green; _bright yellow cheeks_; _throat and upper part of breast,
black_; white wing-bars; song, repeated often and rapidly, "chee, chee,
chee, chee, char, chee." *Cape May Warbler. *Hooded Warbler.

57. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 9-1/2 in.
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 406)

Black and white, not streaked; _entire head, neck and upper part of
breast, crimson_; pure white belly; note, a loud "kr-r-r-r r."
*Red-bellied Woodpecker.

58. MOCKINGBIRD. 10 in.
(Mimus polyglottus. 703.)

Ashy-gray, wings and tail darker; whitish below; wing shows white patch;
outer tail-feathers white; famous for its song. *Loggerhead Shrike.
*Cuckoos. *Catbird.

59. CHIMNEY SWIFT. 5-1/4 in.
(Chaetura pelagica. 423.)

Dark sooty-gray; _bob-tail_; long, pointed wings, which often vibrate
rapidly in flight; twittering note; never seen perching like other birds.
*Swallows.

60. OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH. 7-1/4 in.
(Hylocichla ustulata. 758a.)

_Uniform dark olive_; below white, darker on sides; cheeks, throat,
breast and ring about eye, buff; spotted on breast; noteworthy song.
*Gray-cheeked Thrush. *Hermit Thrush. *Wilson Thrush.

61. GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 9 in.
(Myiarchus crinitus. 452.)

Olive, showing rusty brown on wings and tail; _crested head_; throat and
breast, ashy-gray; wing-bars; belly sulphur-yellow; usually perches high;
note, "loud whistle." *Blue Jay.

62. LOUISIANA WATER-THRUSH. 6-1/4 in.
(Seiurus motacilla. 676.)

Olive; white below, buff-tinged posteriorly and streaked, but not
thickly, with dusky; _throat and middle of belly, unmarked_; _white_ line
over eye; loud, ringing song. *Grinnell Water-Thrush. *Ovenbird. *Palm
Warbler.

63. LEAST FLYCATCHER. 5-1/4 in.
(Empidonax minimus. 467.)

Olive-gray; wings, tail and head, darker; two narrow w