. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . sus scutellate before, acute behind;toes free, scutellate above; claws slightly arched, compressed, acute, that ofthe hind toe elongated. Plumage compact, slightly glossed. Wings short, curved, the third andfourth quills longest, the secondaries nearly as long as the primaries, whenthe wing is closed. Tail short, graduated and deeply notched, of twelverather narrow very acute feathers. Bill flesh-colour, darker above. Iris dark-brown. Feet flesh-colour. Thegeneral colour of the upper parts is pale brown, t
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . sus scutellate before, acute behind;toes free, scutellate above; claws slightly arched, compressed, acute, that ofthe hind toe elongated. Plumage compact, slightly glossed. Wings short, curved, the third andfourth quills longest, the secondaries nearly as long as the primaries, whenthe wing is closed. Tail short, graduated and deeply notched, of twelverather narrow very acute feathers. Bill flesh-colour, darker above. Iris dark-brown. Feet flesh-colour. Thegeneral colour of the upper parts is pale brown, the central part of thefeathers brownish-black, the margins of those of the back bright coverts yellowish-red on the outer webs. Quills dark brown,externally margined with light yellowish-brown. Tail-feathers dusky,margined externally with yellowish-brown. The under parts pale yellowish-grey, the breast, sides, and throat, spotted with brownish-black. Length 5 inches, bill along the ridge \, along the gap nearly ^; tarsus f,middle toe §, hind toe the same. N°33 PL 16 4. FIELD BUNTING. 77 The Indian Pink-root or marilandica, Pursch, Fl. Amer., vol. i. p. 139. Fig-. 1. of the Plate.—Pen- TANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Lintl.—ApOCINEiE, JllSS. Stem tetragonal, all the leaves opposite, ovate, acuminate. Flowers richcarmine, in a terminal spike. This plant is perennial, flowers in the summermonths, and grows in rich soil by the margins of woods, in the MiddleStates. The roots are used as a vermifuge. Phlox aristata, Pursch, Fl. Amer., vol. i. p. 130. Fig. 2. of the Plate.—PentandriaMonogynia, Linn.—Polemonia, Juss. This species is characterized by its erect, feeble stem, its linear-lanceolateleaves, lax fastigiate panicle, twin pedicels, oboval segments of the corolla,pubescent curved tube, and long subulate calycine teeth. The corolla is rose-coloured, but varies in tint, being sometimes nearly white, and sometimesdeep red. It is perennial, flowers in
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