. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 90 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. feathers have large white patches at their tips, even the outer webs having white at their bases. There is a yellow line over the eye, and a black crescent-shaped mark under the eye. The female sometimes lacks the Ijrown patch of the back, and the young usually has the whole upper parts ashy in shade. A shy inhabitant of bushy fields and pastures. Length, 4|; wing, 2> ; tail, 2 ; ulmen, a. United States from the Plains eastward ; breedin
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 90 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. feathers have large white patches at their tips, even the outer webs having white at their bases. There is a yellow line over the eye, and a black crescent-shaped mark under the eye. The female sometimes lacks the Ijrown patch of the back, and the young usually has the whole upper parts ashy in shade. A shy inhabitant of bushy fields and pastures. Length, 4|; wing, 2> ; tail, 2 ; ulmen, a. United States from the Plains eastward ; breeding from Florida north to Michigan and southern New England, and wintering from Flor- ida to the West Indies. Prairie Wartler 29. Oven-bird (674. Seiiirus anrocapilhis). — A rather small, thrush-like, olive-greeu- backed bird, with white under parts, spotted with black on the breast and sides; the crown is marked with brownish-orange, bordered with black stripes; wings and tail unmarked. This is a walking, tail-wagging bird, found jnainly in wooded ground, except in early spring, when it may often be seen in the shrubbery and gardens loudly singing its notes, which seem to say teacher, teacher, TEACHER. (Golden-crowned ";) Length, 6}; wing, 3 (2;-3i-); tail, 2^; tarsus, J; culmen, J. Eastern North America; breeding from Kansas and Virginia north- ward, and wintering from Florida south to Central 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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