. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Cindiis weriraitiis. Tlie slightly upward hend of the hill, somewhat as 'wxJuthxx, renders the cuhnen concave, and t/ie commissure slightly convex. Tlie maxilla at hase is nearly as high as the man- dible ; the wliole bill is much com- jiresscd anci attcmiated. The lat- eral claws barely reach the base of till! middle one, which is broad; the inner face extended into a liorny lann'na, with one or two notclics or ])ectinations somewhat as in ('(>/in'iin(/(/ii/(r. The stilfcned suli-falcat
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Cindiis weriraitiis. Tlie slightly upward hend of the hill, somewhat as 'wxJuthxx, renders the cuhnen concave, and t/ie commissure slightly convex. Tlie maxilla at hase is nearly as high as the man- dible ; the wliole bill is much com- jiresscd anci attcmiated. The lat- eral claws barely reach the base of till! middle one, which is broad; the inner face extended into a liorny lann'na, with one or two notclics or ])ectinations somewhat as in ('(>/in'iin(/(/ii/(r. The stilfcned suli-falcate wings are (piite re- markabl.'. The tail is so short that the upper coverts extend nearly to its tip. i'lic s|(ccies are all dull-colored birds, usually brown, sometimes varied with whit(! on the head, hack, or throat. They inhabit mountainous sidi- nlpine regions abounding in rajiid streams, and always attract attention by their habit of feeding tnuhu' wattir, searching among the gravid and stones for their insect Cinditf 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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