. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 45.—Falco (Gennaia) mexicanus. the anterior interscapulars with complete bars which are covered by ihe> overlapping feathers; the feathers of the posterior edge of the occiput pale buffy white to cartridge buff, with blackish shafts and tawny-olive tips, forming a fairly distinct band of whitish connecting on either side with a pale buffy white superciliary stripe; some of the feathers of the crown with whitish instead of tawny-olive margins; upper wing coverts, scapulars and back feathers with a slight cin- ereous drab cast (this
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 45.—Falco (Gennaia) mexicanus. the anterior interscapulars with complete bars which are covered by ihe> overlapping feathers; the feathers of the posterior edge of the occiput pale buffy white to cartridge buff, with blackish shafts and tawny-olive tips, forming a fairly distinct band of whitish connecting on either side with a pale buffy white superciliary stripe; some of the feathers of the crown with whitish instead of tawny-olive margins; upper wing coverts, scapulars and back feathers with a slight cin- ereous drab cast (this seems to be slightly more pronounced in females than in males), which increases in intensity posteriorly; remiges dull sepia washed with cinereous or hoary, slightly darker subterminally and narrowly tipped with dull avellaneous, the inner webs whitish externally except for a broad sepia tip (about 40 mm. in length on the outer primaries) this pale area crossed by 3 to 5 (on the secondaries). 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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