. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . lastic, and as tough as a cord. The leaves, of which you see the form andcolour, are also tough and thick. Prothonotary Warbler. Sylvia Protonotarius, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. iii. p. Protonotarius, Bonap. Syn., p. Warbler, Sylvia Protonotarius, vol. i. p. 410. Prothonotary Wareler, Sylvia Protonotarius, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 22; vol. 460. Adult Male. Bill nearly as long as the head, slender, tapering, nearly straight, as deepas broad at the base. Nostrils basal, lateral,
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . lastic, and as tough as a cord. The leaves, of which you see the form andcolour, are also tough and thick. Prothonotary Warbler. Sylvia Protonotarius, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. iii. p. Protonotarius, Bonap. Syn., p. Warbler, Sylvia Protonotarius, vol. i. p. 410. Prothonotary Wareler, Sylvia Protonotarius, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 22; vol. 460. Adult Male. Bill nearly as long as the head, slender, tapering, nearly straight, as deepas broad at the base. Nostrils basal, lateral, elliptical, half closed by a mem-brane. Head rather small. Neck short. Body rather slender. Feet ofordinary length, slender; tarsus longer than the middle toe, covered ante-riorly with a few scutella, the uppermost long: toes scutellate above, theinner free, the hind toe of moderate size; claws slender, compressed, acute,arched. Plumage soft, blended, tufty. Wings of ordinary length, acute, the firstand second quills longest. Tail nearly even, of twelve straight, rather N?Z2 PI !JT
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