. 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. 256 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.âPASSESES â OSCIXES. 4. Subfamily SAXICOLIN^ : Stone-chats and Cliit'Hy Oltl World; rciiro- sciitt'd in Ndi'th Aiiicricii by two European .species ami the familiar IMue-birds; authors assign ditl'crent limits to the group, and fr(M|iR'ntly trans- pose the genera. As usually constituted, it eonta
. 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. 256 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.âPASSESES â OSCIXES. 4. Subfamily SAXICOLIN^ : Stone-chats and Cliit'Hy Oltl World; rciiro- sciitt'd in Ndi'th Aiiicricii by two European .species ami the familiar IMue-birds; authors assign ditl'crent limits to the group, and fr(M|iR'ntly trans- pose the genera. As usually constituted, it eontains uji- wards of 100 species, com- monly referred to about 12 genera. Like many other groujjs of Piisseres, it lias never been defined with pre- cision, being known conven- tionally by the birds orni- thologists put in it. 'J"he following hirds have booted tiirsi; oval nostrils; bristled rictus; rather short, s((uare or emarginate tail; long, pointed wings, with very short spuri-. Fio. 129. â Wlient-ear. (From Dixuii.) ous 1st quill; tarsus not shorter (except in Sialia much longer) than middle toe and claw; bill much shorter than head, straight and acute. Analjiais of (Icnera. Bill slender. Tarsus mueli longer tlmn middle too and claw. Point of wing formed by 2d-4tli quills. Lateral toes of equal lenjillis. Form slender. No blue. Terrestrial ,;ij/a 6 Bill very slender. Tarsus much longer than middle too and claw. Point of wing formed by 3<l-5tU (jniUs. Lateral toes of unequal lengtlis. Form slender. Tliroat intense blue and chestnut; tall with c'liostnut . Cyiiiiiruhi 8 Bill stouter. Tarsus not longer than ml'""â *> brownish-gray, the black cheek-strijje replaced by brown. Young without the stripe, above. 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842
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