. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 70 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. catchers. The nest is placed on the ground, and is of an oval or spherical form with a round opening on one side. The sexes are similar, and tlie young differ very little from the parents. Gexus Meyer & Wolf. Phyllopncustc, Meyer & Wolf, Taschenbuth, 1S22. —Deulaxd et (Jerbe, Oniith. Europ. 1, 18t)7, 543. Gen. Cuar. Bill shorter than the head; straight, slender, and depressed, notched
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 70 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. catchers. The nest is placed on the ground, and is of an oval or spherical form with a round opening on one side. The sexes are similar, and tlie young differ very little from the parents. Gexus Meyer & Wolf. Phyllopncustc, Meyer & Wolf, Taschenbuth, 1S22. —Deulaxd et (Jerbe, Oniith. Europ. 1, 18t)7, 543. Gen. Cuar. Bill shorter than the head; straight, slender, and depressed, notched at tij). Nr>st rils open. Tarsi leiiirthened; exeee<ling the middle toe; seutellate an- teriorly, but ^vith the plates indistinct, claws short, much curved. Wings point- ed, longer than tail, and reaching at least to its middle; spurious quill ex- tending farther than the upper covert. Tail emarginate. 01ivae<'ous above; yellowish or whitish 43009 PhyVopnt iiste hortalis. For the purpose of distinguishing this genus from any other Xorth American, it is enough to say that, of the general appearance of the warblers, it has a short spurious first primary, as in the Thrushes, and some Virconhlo'. The single species found as yet within our limits re- sembles at first sight an immature DoHlroica a:sfiva, Init is easily distinguished l)y the wing formula, the yellowish stripe over the eye, and the brown Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929. Boston : Little, Brown
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