. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. —THE OIUOLES. 171 usually, tVoui five to six eLjgs. Tliesu are of an oltlong-oval shape, and measure inches in leni:th hv .7(1 of an inch in breadth. Their <^round- color is of a pale greenish-white. ])rofusely covered )i blotches and tiner dottings of dnil), purplish-brown, and umber. (iExrs STURNELLA, Vieillot. Sturndla, Vikillot, Anuly-se, Ifelti. Cfyp<^» AlaiuUi nunjva, L.) Gen. Char. Bod
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. —THE OIUOLES. 171 usually, tVoui five to six eLjgs. Tliesu are of an oltlong-oval shape, and measure inches in leni:th hv .7(1 of an inch in breadth. Their <^round- color is of a pale greenish-white. ])rofusely covered )i blotches and tiner dottings of dnil), purplish-brown, and umber. (iExrs STURNELLA, Vieillot. Sturndla, Vikillot, Anuly-se, Ifelti. Cfyp<^» AlaiuUi nunjva, L.) Gen. Char. Body thick, stout; lejjs larjre, toes reacliin<r l»evond the tail. Tail short, even, with narrow acuminate feathers. Bill slender, elongated; length about three times. StHrnelln masna. the hrisrht; commissure straight from the basal angle. Culmen flattened basally, ex- tending backwards and parting the frontal leathers: longer than the head, but shorter than tarsus. Nostrils linear, covered by an inc"mbent membranous scale. Inner lateral toe longer than the outer. but not reai-hing to basal joint of middle ; hind toe a little shorter than the middle, which is equal to the tarsus. Hind claw nearly twice as long as the middle. Feathers of head stiflened and bristly; the shafts of those above extended into a black seta. Tertials nearly equal to the primaries. Feathers above all transversely banded. Be- neath vellow, with a black pectoral 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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