. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 138 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. Eose-breasted Grosbeak line over the eye and orange under the wing. Its warbling notes are somewhat like those of the robin, but more melodious and very frequently ' given in the even- ing. It is one of our most beautiful birds and sings an exqiiisite song. Length, 8 ; wing, 4 (.3|-4i) ; tail, 3J; tar- sus, I; oulmen, f. East- ern United States, from the eastern borderof the Plains; breeding from the mountains of the Carolinas and Kansas n
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 138 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. Eose-breasted Grosbeak line over the eye and orange under the wing. Its warbling notes are somewhat like those of the robin, but more melodious and very frequently ' given in the even- ing. It is one of our most beautiful birds and sings an exqiiisite song. Length, 8 ; wing, 4 (.3|-4i) ; tail, 3J; tar- sus, I; oulmen, f. East- ern United States, from the eastern borderof the Plains; breeding from the mountains of the Carolinas and Kansas north- ward to southern Canada, and wintering in Mexico to northern South America. 47. Black-headed Grosbeak (596. Zamelddia melanociphala). -— An orange-bodied grosbeak with black head, wings, and tail. The wings are much blotched with white, and the belly and under wing coverts are bright yellow. The female is very different, a streaky- brown bird much like the female of the last species, but with the under wing coverts clear lemon- yellow instead of the salmon- or orange-yellow of that species. The dimensions of parts are practi- cally the same as those of the rose-breasted grosbeak. Western United States from middle Kansas to the Pacific. 48. Blue Grosbeak (597. Guirhca (:a;rMea).—A southern, uncrested, dull-blue grosbeak, with a large chestnut-colored blotch on the wings. 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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