. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. HHHl , âf'.EX. 101, 105. 109 strulont, tliougli some species have a not unpleasant wliistle or twitter. The sexes are not ordinarily distinifuislialile (remarkable e\'ee|)tion in <j;eii. Ill), ancl tlio chanj^es of plumage witli ai^c ami season are not very iireat. Tlio larjj;er kinds are unniistakahle, l)nt several of the smal
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. HHHl , âf'.EX. 101, 105. 109 strulont, tliougli some species have a not unpleasant wliistle or twitter. The sexes are not ordinarily distinifuislialile (remarkable e\'ee|)tion in <j;eii. Ill), ancl tlio chanj^es of plumage witli ai^c ami season are not very iireat. Tlio larjj;er kinds are unniistakahle, l)nt several of the smaller species (of ocn. 107, lOS, 101)) look very nmch alike, and their discriniinaliou heconu's a matter of niiicli tact and dilijj;'enee. 104. Goniis MILVULUS Swainson. *(j* Adults with the tail nmch lonjj;er than the body, (leo[)ly forficate, one or more outer primaries strongly emirgiiiate, and a bri., 108 TVi!.\\.\i;s. tS'iraJlnir-t. Jed Fli/cufcJici'. Sc!>innr-fiiil. First prim uy alone cm;irgiuate (tig. 110(7) ; crown-;)atch orange or scarlet. Hoary ash, piler or white below, sides at insertion of the wings scarlet or l)loody-red, and other p u-ts of the l)()dy variously tinged with tlie same, or a paler siiado ; wings i)lackish, gener- ally with wliitish edgings ; tail black, several outer feathers extensively white or rosy; wing about 4A ; tail upwards of a foot long. Young similar, lack- ing the cnnvii-patch, less tinged with red, tail not elongated, primary not cmarginate. Lower ;\Iississi|)pi Valley, Texas and southward ; accidental in New Jersey (Aimor, Am. Xat., vi, .â 5()7). A most elegant and gracefid bird. XuTT., i, 27'); Aui)., i, li)7, pi. ."jo ; ]][)., KJ!). . foijficatus. 105, Gonus TYRANNUS Cuvior. *ji,*Adults with the tail not fordcato, shorter than the lengthened wings, of which several outer primaries are cmarginate or gradually attenuate, and crown with a j'ollow or llanie-colored patch. Young with the crown plain and primaries not cmarginate. S
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