. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 216 PURPLE MARTIN. '7. â ! color above as the back ; tips of tlie wings dusky ; tongue very short, truncate, and ending in three or four sharp points. The female cannot be distinguished from the male by her plumage, unless in its being some- thing duller, for both are equally marked with reddish orange on the sides under the wings, which some foreigners have made the distinguishing mark of the male alone. The nest is built in a hollow trefe, the cavity often dug by itself; the female
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 216 PURPLE MARTIN. '7. â ! color above as the back ; tips of tlie wings dusky ; tongue very short, truncate, and ending in three or four sharp points. The female cannot be distinguished from the male by her plumage, unless in its being some- thing duller, for both are equally marked with reddish orange on the sides under the wings, which some foreigners have made the distinguishing mark of the male alone. The nest is built in a hollow trefe, the cavity often dug by itself; the female begins to lay early in May; the eggs are usually six, j)ure white, with a few very small specks of red near the great end. The whole family, in the month of July, hunt together, the parents keeping up a continual chatter, aa if haranguing and directing their inexperienced brood. Hi. 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 Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Canino, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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