. The birds of New England and adjacent states : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature ... with illustrations of many species of the birds, accurate figures of their nests and eggs . dusky across the back; the sides of body under the wings streaked withbrown; from the middle of belly to the tail coverts whitish, the latter streakedwith brown; scapulars, wings, and tail, black; the broad bands on the wingsacross the ends of greater and median coverts; white spots on the end of the inne
. The birds of New England and adjacent states : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature ... with illustrations of many species of the birds, accurate figures of their nests and eggs . dusky across the back; the sides of body under the wings streaked withbrown; from the middle of belly to the tail coverts whitish, the latter streakedwith brown; scapulars, wings, and tail, black; the broad bands on the wingsacross the ends of greater and median coverts; white spots on the end of the innertertiaries. Female brownish, tinged with olive-green in places; feathers of the back andcrown with dusky centres; rump bright brownish-yellow. Length, about six and twenty-five one-hundredths inches; wing, three and fiftyone-hundredths inches; tail, two and sixty one-hundredths inches. This beautiful bird seems tobe much less frequent in itswinter visits to New Englandthan the preceding. It has allthe general characteristics ofthat bird. In May, in the Hud-sons Bay country, accordingto Mr. Hutchins, it builds itsnest in a pine-tree. This isconstructed of grass, mud, andfeathers, and is Uned with mossand other soft materials. Thefemale lays five white eggs,marked with yellowish .aiGIOTHUS, Cabanis. JEgioihtis, Cabanis, Mus. Hein., 1851, 161. (Tjpe Fringilla linnria, Linn.)Bill very short, conical, and acutely pointed, the outlines even concave; thecommissure straight; the base of the upper mandible and the nostrils concealed bystiff, appressed bristly feathers; middle of the mandible having several ridgesoarallel with the culmcn; inner lateral toe rather the longer, its claw reaching themiddle of the middle claw; the hind toe rather longer, its claw longer than the digi-tal portion; wings verj long, reaching the middle of the tail; second quill a littlelonger than the first and third; tail deeply forked. 294 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. aiGIOTHUS LINAEIA. — Cabanis. The Le
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