. 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. 790 SYSTEHIA TIC SYNOPSIS. — I'YGOl' froi t iiiiil sides of the head. A patch of sharp wliitc streaks on the throat, and another larfjcr tria igiihir patch of tlie same on eadi side of tlie iiecli h)wer down, tiic two hist nearly or (iniic meeting behind, separate in front. Sides of breast striped witli black and white. Enti
. 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. 790 SYSTEHIA TIC SYNOPSIS. — I'YGOl' froi t iiiiil sides of the head. A patch of sharp wliitc streaks on the throat, and another larfjcr tria igiihir patch of tlie same on eadi side of tlie iiecli h)wer down, tiic two hist nearly or (iniic meeting behind, separate in front. Sides of breast striped witli black and white. Entire uppiT part*, wing-coverts, inner secondaries, and sides inider tiie wings, ghissy black ; all except the sides thickly marked with white spots; thosu uf the scapulars, tertials, and middle back, large, s(iuare, and regnhir; those of other pails sinaller, oval, smallest on rump, most numerous on wing-coverts. Upper tail-coverts greenish-black, immaculate. Wing-e- cially tirm, smooth, pol- ished character, so tliat these patches may 1m' filt i\» Well as .seen. The Fio. 530. — Coniinnn I/wn. (After Wllwm.) white >iMits on the back occur in a jiair on each feather near its end, llieir aggregation in any n'gion being therefore detennined by the .size of the feathers Yount;: Kill smaller than in the .idiilt, bhiish-whiti', with dusky ridge. Iris brown. Crown and hind neck dull brownisli-black ; other up|M>r parts similar, but the fealhe>'s, especially of the fore back, with light gray edgings. Primaries black, with bnivvn inner webs. Tail-leathers with gray tips. Traces of liuliter and darker lineation on sides of breast. Sides of heaiM{); wing ;)I» to 'j; bill ') to ahmg euliiieii: gajM- and claw to ." Inhabits the Northern Hemisphere. In winter, generallv dispersed in the l". S. ; breeds in portions of the U. S. and thi'iice iiortliwanl. Kggs i, .'{..jO X i.'i'>, eloimate and pointed, dull greenis
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