. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 148 FKIKGlLLlDiE, FIKCIIES, ETC. GEN. 79, 80. the western plains, to tlie Eoekj'JMoiintains ; Cape St. Lueas. Aud., iii, 195, pi. 201; KuTT., 2d ed. 1, 303 ; Bu., 492 ; Coop., 225. bicoloh. a 79. Genus EUSPIZA Bonaparte. Blaclv-tliroafed BunUnrj. $ above grayish-brown, the middle of the back ^ slieaked with black, the hind neck ashy, becoming o
. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 148 FKIKGlLLlDiE, FIKCIIES, ETC. GEN. 79, 80. the western plains, to tlie Eoekj'JMoiintains ; Cape St. Lueas. Aud., iii, 195, pi. 201; KuTT., 2d ed. 1, 303 ; Bu., 492 ; Coop., 225. bicoloh. a 79. Genus EUSPIZA Bonaparte. Blaclv-tliroafed BunUnrj. $ above grayish-brown, the middle of the back ^ slieaked with black, the hind neck ashy, becoming ou the crown yellowish- olive with black touches ; a yellow superciliary line, and maxillary touch of the same ; eyelid white ; car coverts ashy like the cervix ; chin white ; throat with a lai-ge jet-black patch ; under parts in general white, shaded on the sides, extensively tinged wiih yellow on the breast and belly; edge of wing yellow; lesser and middle coverts rich chestnut, other coverts and inner secondaries edged with paler; bill dark horn blue, feet brown; 6i-7 ; wing 3-1, shaip-pointed ; tail 22, cniarginale. 9 smaller ; above, like the $ , but head and neck plainer; below, less tinged with yellow, the black throat patch wanting and replaced by sparse sharp maxillary and pectoral streaks, wing coverts not chestnut. An elegant species, of trim form, tasteful colors and very smooth plumage, abundant in the fertile portions of the Eastern U. S. ; N. to Connecticut Valley ; W. to Kansas and Nebraska. Wils., iii, 8G, pi. 3, f. 2 ; NuTT., i, 401; Aud., iii, 58, pi. 156 ; Bd., 494. Americana. ToicnsencVs Bunting. "Upper parts, head and neck all round, sides of body and forepart of breast, slate-blue ; back and upper surface of wings tinged with yellowish-l)rown ; interscapulars streaked wilh black; super- ciliaiT and maxillary line, chin and throat and central line of under jiarts from breast to crissum, white ; edge of wing, and gloss on breast and middle of belly, yel
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