. 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. TURBIB^ — TUBBING: THE USHES. 245 and lining of wings pale yellowish-buff, belly white, flanks ashy. A distinct white super- ciliary stripe; lower eyelid white. Feathe
. 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. TURBIB^ — TUBBING: THE USHES. 245 and lining of wings pale yellowish-buff, belly white, flanks ashy. A distinct white super- ciliary stripe; lower eyelid white. Feathers of jugulum and sides with ashy tips; greater wing-coverts tipped with whitish; bill yellowish, upper mandible and tip of lower tinged with dusky; feet pale brown. Wing ; tail ; tarsus ; middle toe and claw Lower California ; resembling a young robin, but quite distinct. T. ili'acus. (Lat. iliaeus, relating to the flanks, which are red. Fig. 113.) Eed-wingbd Thrush. Upper parts hair-brown with an olive shade, darker on the head, paler on the rump. ' Wing-quills deep browu; coverts and inner secondaries tipped with whitish. Tail dark brown, the outer feather usually white-tipped. Lore blackish; eyehds and supercihary stripe whitish; aurioulars streaked with light and dark brown. Throat yellowish-white, • streaked with brownish-black; breast and beUy grayish-white; lower tail-coverts whitish, streaked with brown. Sides and under wing-coverts light red. Bill brownish-black, basal half of lower mandible orange-yellow; iris brown; feet flesh-colored. Sexes ahke. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; bUl ; tarsus, or middle toe and claw, A European species, only N. American as occurring in Greenland. Tlie upper parts are almost exactly like a robin's; the lower whitish, streaked with dusky, the sides of the body and lining of the wings bright chestnut. T. nse'vius. (Lat. niBvius, spotted, varied; navus, a birth-mark. Fig. 117.) Vakied Thru
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