. 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 . 8; Man. 1887, p. 403; A. 0. U. List, 2d ed. 1895, p. 221, No. 535;Plectrophanes hyperhoreus Coues, Key, 3d and 4th eds. 1887 aud 1890, p. 873; Passerinahyperborea A. 0. U. Suppl. L
. 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 . 8; Man. 1887, p. 403; A. 0. U. List, 2d ed. 1895, p. 221, No. 535;Plectrophanes hyperhoreus Coues, Key, 3d and 4th eds. 1887 aud 1890, p. 873; Passerinahyperborea A. 0. U. Suppl. List, Auk, Jan. 1899, p. 117. CALCARIUS. (Lat. calcar, a spur; in plural calcaria, from calx, genitive calcis, tlie heel;, the hind claw lengthened and straightened.) LoNGSPURS. Characters oi Passerina ;hind claw and its digit more developed, longer than middle ; bill relatively and absolutelylarger, rather friugilline than thoroughly emberizine, but still with a palatal knob; nodecided nasal ruff, but antrorse plumules in nasal fossse; a little tuft at base of rictus. Wingsless acute, the point formed by lst-3d primaiies, 4th abruptly shorter ; tail emarginate. Sexesvery unlike : ^ with black liood and chestnut cervical collar. Gregarious, terrestrial ; neston the ground; eggs 3-6, colored. (Centrophanes of former eds. of the Key; but Calcariushas priority.) : FINCHES, BUNTINGS, SPARROWS. 397.
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