. Key to North American birds. 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, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ngs dark brown. Several outer primaries gradually attenuate for a long distance. Outer web of outer tail-feather white vertlcalis 370 Several outer primaries abruptly emarginate fo
. Key to North American birds. 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, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ngs dark brown. Several outer primaries gradually attenuate for a long distance. Outer web of outer tail-feather white vertlcalis 370 Several outer primaries abruptly emarginate for a short distance. Outer web of outer tail-feather merely whitish-edged vociferans 371 Tail dark brown, like the wings, obviously forked Several outer primaries abruptly emarginate for a short distance couchi 372 368. T. Carolinensis. (Of Carolina. Fig. 283.) King-bird. Bee-martin. ^ 9 > adult:No olive nor decided yellow. Only two outer primaries obviously emarginate (fig. 279, 6).Tail nearly even — if anything a little rounded. Blackish-ash, still darker or quite black onhead, crown with a flaming spot. Below, pure white, the breast shaded with dusky, with much whitish edging. Tail black, broadly and sharply tipped withwhite, the outer feather sometimes edged with the same. Bill and feet black. Young:Lacking emargination of the primaries, and no crown-spot; very young birds show rufous.
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