. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Flo. 399. â Koot of Pralrlo lion, imt. nlzc. (Ail tint. ilul. K t; ) ovprlnp til BoiiiP oxti'iit, Fomiprly niii^oil in all ilin iirairic of Miiiiii'sntn, Mio)iii;an, nml Iowa, but in iiunIu'iI wrHtwiiril liy tlii' uniiii-liflils- tlir siiiiir ciiiTyiiit.' riipiilo ulllll^. » .'i-lD 12- 13, ill Jlllir; uruyiHli-olivc or (Inib-
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Flo. 399. â Koot of Pralrlo lion, imt. nlzc. (Ail tint. ilul. K t; ) ovprlnp til BoiiiP oxti'iit, Fomiprly niii^oil in all ilin iirairic of Miiiiii'sntn, Mio)iii;an, nml Iowa, but in iiunIu'iI wrHtwiiril liy tlii' uniiii-liflils- tlir siiiiir ciiiTyiiit.' riipiilo ulllll^. » .'i-lD 12- 13, ill Jlllir; uruyiHli-olivc or (Inib-folnri'il, iinirnrnily ilnttril with limwii imiiits, rmrly liiri;ir than II iiiii-licail; always i|uit<i iliti'iTi'iit iVniii l\nisf ii(i:ii]ti(lo ; tn ) Imii; hy 1,-20 In '|fl briiail; aviTago ;)Xl-«''- A tiin' Kaiiic ami labile binl, in all iTmici'tM lilic riiiiiilu. 207. CUI'IDO'MA. (N'aiiii' ilrrivi'il tViUn ('((ynWo, which f*ir brlnw.) I' ( Nii'k with a |ii'i'uliar tuft nn inieli Hidu ( Unmv, leugthciit'il, U4'uiiiinatt) tratluTH, like littli.' wings, beneath which in a I'inmlar )iiiti'h nl' bare, yi'lliiw skin, I'lijiabli' III' ^'reat ilistoiisiiiu, like tlm hairiif a small or- nufH'. llcail with |i%^ a sliiflit siil't cri'st. Tarsi scaiit-lrath- ercil to till! tors in front anil on siiles, bare on a strip behind ; toes extensively webbed at liase. Tail short, rotniilril. of IS broad stitKsh feathers, with obtusely roiindeii ends. .Sexes nearly alike in size, form, and eolnr; ]iluinaf;(S below barred transversely. »â s|ieeies, l' varieties, of prairie, perfi'etly terrestrial. Auahi-'"* of ynrirtifn. The Common iiiiiii. Tariial rontliors lililliit; tlm biiro xtrlp. Dark liars aboTo block, anil broail; top of lieail miiBtly bliu'klith rii/iiiln rti:) niiii). TiirHi very Hcniil-featliored, tlio bare atrip exposed. Dark bars almve brown anil iiiirn>» : top of liRoil llttlu liliU'klMJi imltiilwhiclun MM 503a
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