. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. (Vntn'iij/,r hatf'Ut litin/. Tiiis s|)(H'ios has somewhat of the general apiiearauce of I'nn.'icrnihis si'vanim, hut with imiiortiint dil'.eri'iicc^' lioth of form and color. The iiill is nnicli longer, tind more slender in ])i'0])ortion. The wings are (piite un- usuidl}' long; tlie jirimaries more than lialf an inch longer than tlie tertiaries ; the first (|uill as h)ng as till fourth, iind hut little less than the second and tliird. The tail is very short; the featlu'rs narrow and ipointe
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. (Vntn'iij/,r hatf'Ut litin/. Tiiis s|)(H'ios has somewhat of the general apiiearauce of I'nn.'icrnihis si'vanim, hut with imiiortiint dil'.eri'iicc^' lioth of form and color. The iiill is nnicli longer, tind more slender in ])i'0])ortion. The wings are (piite un- usuidl}' long; tlie jirimaries more than lialf an inch longer than tlie tertiaries ; the first (|uill as h)ng as till fourth, iind hut little less than the second and tliird. The tail is very short; the featlu'rs narrow and ipointed. Tlie feet are large; tlie hind claw very long and con- sidcrahly cin-ved, as are the otlier claws generally. The s]ieeies was hasod by Mr. Audubon on a skin iu'ougiit by him from the nioutli of tlie Yellowstone Kiver, in \M'.\, in rather defective and worn plumage. Tliis has hitlierto. Ctnlroniix 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929. Boston : Little, Brown
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