. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 158 KEY TO THE BIHDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Group 3. Wing, over inches Tail, pointed .-iikI rather long; under tail coverts, white. Tail, square; under tail coverts, gray or hluish gray. Passenger Pigeon. mlyratoriits. See \o. 251. White-crowned Pigeon. Coltimint !('itciict'ph(ih(. See No. 250. FAMILY CATHARTID/E. American Vultures. Plumage, black or dark brown; hind toe, short; claws, not sharp; head, bare in adult. Group 1. Wing from 14 to 21 inches long. Section 1. Wing,
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 158 KEY TO THE BIHDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Group 3. Wing, over inches Tail, pointed .-iikI rather long; under tail coverts, white. Tail, square; under tail coverts, gray or hluish gray. Passenger Pigeon. mlyratoriits. See \o. 251. White-crowned Pigeon. Coltimint !('itciict'ph(ih(. See No. 250. FAMILY CATHARTID/E. American Vultures. Plumage, black or dark brown; hind toe, short; claws, not sharp; head, bare in adult. Group 1. Wing from 14 to 21 inches long. Section 1. Wing, less than 17 inches long. Head and foreueck, bare; skin of head, l)lackish; general plumage, black; primaries, hoary wliite beneatli. Black Vulture. Carrion Crow. Cnthariitta iinihii. See No. 260. (•apvMRBm. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum
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