. Key to North American birds. 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 and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . coloration darker. Pacific Region occidentalis 46 Tail shorter than wings ; whitish edgings of wings and tail obsolete. Rather smaller than No. 44. South Atlantic States carolinens
. Key to North American birds. 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 and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . coloration darker. Pacific Region occidentalis 46 Tail shorter than wings ; whitish edgings of wings and tail obsolete. Rather smaller than No. 44. South Atlantic States carolinensis 47 Rather smaller than No. 44 ; coloration very dark. Mexican border . . meridionaVts STUSpecies brown-capped, or crown quite like back, aud blackish hair-brown; back little different. White confined to side of head. Eastern and Arctic hnclsonicns 49 White spreading over sides of neck. Arctic cinctus 52 Cap dark wood-brown ; back chestnut. Back and sides rich chestnut alike. Pacific, northerly rufescens 50 Back chestnut, but sides only washed with rusty. Pacific, southerly neglectus 51 P. atricapillus. (Lat. ater, black; ccqnllus, hair. Fig. 138.) Black-capped Crown and nape, with chin and throat, black, separated by white sides of thehead. Upper parts browaiish-ash, with slight olive tinge, and a rusty wash on rump. Under 266 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — FASSEEES — Fig. 138. — Black-capped Chickadee,reduced. (Adnat. del. E. C.) parts inure or less purelj wliite or whitish, shaded on the sides with a brownish or rusty and tail like upper parts, the feathers moderately edged with hoary-white. Averagedimensions: length ; extent ; wing and tail,each, ; tarsus Extremes: leugtl:i^;extent ; wing and tail ; tarsus Eastern N. Am., from the ]\Iiddle States northward,very abundant, well-known by its familiar habits and pecu-liar notes. Nest in holes of trees, stumps, or fences, n
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