. 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. Birds; Birds. 336 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —PASSEBES— OSCINES. 185. bands and edgings, though evident, jarrow and whitish; no decided olive or yellow anywhere. Size of hetti ; wing and
. 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. Birds; Birds. 336 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —PASSEBES— OSCINES. 185. bands and edgings, though evident, jarrow and whitish; no decided olive or yellow anywhere. Size of hetti ; wing and tail of eqaal lengths, little over ; bUl ; tarsus ; middle toe and daw ; spnrious quiU about i as long as the 2d, which is intermediate between the 7th and Sth. A small, obscure-looking species, resembling belli, but much grayer, tail relatively longer, spurious qmll longer, and 2d primary shorter. Arizona and Southern California, common. V. atricapil'las. (Lat. ofer,black; capQ- lus, hair.) Black-capped Gkeeslet. ^ : Top and side of the head black, ex- A A. Fig. 201. — r. pa^lns, nat. size. (From Baird. cepting a white eye-ring and white loral stripe. Upper parts olivaceous; lower parts white, tinged with pale greenish on the sides and flanks. Wings and tail blackish, edged with olivaceous, the former with two dingy whitish bars across the ends of the greater and median coverts; lining of wings yellowish. BUI black; feet dark; iris red. Length : extent ; wing : tail nearly ; biU ; tarsus ; middle toe and claw ; 1st primary exposed A specimen from Mazatlan, supposed to be a 9 , is described by Baird and Ridgway as having the black of the head replaced by dark slate color, the upper parts duller olive, the lower somewhat bufiy. The black cap of the $ renders the species con- spicuous among all its congeners. Texas and Mexico, rare; few specimens known. Xest in trees, pensile from a forked twig as usual in the genus, but
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