. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 402 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—PASSEBES— OSCINES. bas lately been added; there are several others in the wanner parts of America, all of the samo irregular and objectionai c tendencies. Analj/sit (if Sptcies and Varieties. (f, Bteely black vith brown head. Larger: J, wing over ; tail over ; $, wing al)OUt ; tail about
. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 402 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—PASSEBES— OSCINES. bas lately been added; there are several others in the wanner parts of America, all of the samo irregular and objectionai c tendencies. Analj/sit (if Sptcies and Varieties. (f, Bteely black vith brown head. Larger: J, wing over ; tail over ; $, wing al)OUt ; tail about ater 313 Smaller: cTt size of $ of the foregoing obacurus 314 (f, brassy blnc'k, including head; eye8 red; wing ; tail nearly aneiis 316 313. 31. a'ter. (Lat. nfer, black. Fig. 258.) Common Cowbikd. Cuckold. ^, adult: Lus- trous green-black, with steel-blue, purple, and violet iridescence. Head and neck deep wood- brown, with some i)urplish lustre. Bill and feet black. Length ; extent ; wing about , at least over ; tail about ; bill ; tarsus ?, adult: An obscure-looking bird, dusky grayish-brown, nearly uniform, l)\it paler below than above, where most of the feathers have dusky centres, and most of those tif tho under parts with dark shaft lines; giving a somewhat streaky apiK-arance. There is some gloss on the ui)j)er parts, particularly on the wings and tail, where a slight greenish lustre is usually evident. IJill blackish-brown, paler below; feet blackish-brown. Smaller than tho ^. Length ; wing about ; tail Young ^ 9 = Similar to the 9 adult; still duller, and more .-^ - V i, =, = variegated; ni)iH'r parts dusky brown, the j^^^^^^^^^^i^^^^^^^^^ feathers skirted with gray, ])ro<hicing a set of semicircles on the back; below, ])ale grayish, or ev(ni ochrey-brown, everywhere streaked whh dusky. The sexual ditt'ercnce in size s»Hin appreciable, and the black of the the neglect of their own youn
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