. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. PASSERES : JAYS, ETC. 1G3 The Jays usually have the head more or less crested, as seen in the well-known Blue Jay (Fig. 193), a bird which FIG. Blue Jay, Cyanura cristata, Swainson. in beauty of plumage is scarcely surpassed, even if equaled, by any other bird in North America. To the Passeres belong also the famous Birds of Para- dise, the ParadiseidjB, whose plumage is wonderfully developed and exceedingly beautiful (Fig. 194.) One of the best known species has a body about the size of the common Robin ; its general color maroon ; head and n
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. PASSERES : JAYS, ETC. 1G3 The Jays usually have the head more or less crested, as seen in the well-known Blue Jay (Fig. 193), a bird which FIG. Blue Jay, Cyanura cristata, Swainson. in beauty of plumage is scarcely surpassed, even if equaled, by any other bird in North America. To the Passeres belong also the famous Birds of Para- dise, the ParadiseidjB, whose plumage is wonderfully developed and exceedingly beautiful (Fig. 194.) One of the best known species has a body about the size of the common Robin ; its general color maroon ; head and neck yellow ; the throat and around the bill emerald. On the sides of the body there is a splendid plume of delicate yellow feathers. In the division of the Passeres called CLAMATORES the vocal muscles of the lower larynx are small, or merely rudimentary, as already stated ; that is, these birds have no well-developed singing apparatus. The Clamatores are also distinguishable from the Oscines,_ by the struc-. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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