. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migration ... Birds. Family 5. Meridm.—Blackbieds, , etc. (Fig. 46). Length 7-00-17'00 ; base of the bill, befween the nostrils, extending back- ward and dividing the feathers of the forehead; nostrils not concealed by bristles; first three primaries of about equal length; outer tail-feathers generally shortest, p. 260. Family 6. FringilUdw.—Spae- Rows, Finches, Gkos- EEAKS, etc. (-Fig. 47). Length 4-75-9'00, generally under 8-00; bill short
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migration ... Birds. Family 5. Meridm.—Blackbieds, , etc. (Fig. 46). Length 7-00-17'00 ; base of the bill, befween the nostrils, extending back- ward and dividing the feathers of the forehead; nostrils not concealed by bristles; first three primaries of about equal length; outer tail-feathers generally shortest, p. 260. Family 6. FringilUdw.—Spae- Rows, Finches, Gkos- EEAKS, etc. (-Fig. 47). Length 4-75-9'00, generally under 8-00; bill short, stout, and conical, admirably fit- ted to crush seeds; third and fourth primaries gen- erally about the same length, the first never more than half an inch shorter than the longest, p. FiQ. 47. Family 7. Tanagridm.—Tanagees (Fig. 48). Length about 7'00; the males of our species mostly red; bill finchlike, but less conical, somewhat swollen, the outline of the upper mandible curved, its sides with a slight but generally evident " tooth " near the middle; tail-feathers of equal length, p. 316. Fia. 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. New York : D. Appleton
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