. 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. Birds; Birds. 300 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. âPAS8EBESâOSCINES. ⢠black of jugulum not reaching anteriorly to the bill, and the surrounding yellow spreading on the breast back of the bla
. 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. Birds; Birds. 300 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. âPAS8EBESâOSCINES. ⢠black of jugulum not reaching anteriorly to the bill, and the surrounding yellow spreading on the breast back of the black. Young birds not so easily discriminated; but there are usually traces at least of the black streaks on the upper parts; there is no concealed yellow on the crown; the yellow of the under parts, quite as blight as in the adult, extends far along the breast, behind that part where it veils the black. Rocky Mts. to the Pacific, Alaska to Guat- emala ; common. A straggler taken at Philadelphia. 115. D. chrysopari'a. (Gr. xp'"'''"^' chrusos, golden, and Trapeia, pareia, cheek.) Golden-cheek- ed Warbler. Prevailing color of upper parts black, usually mixed with olive-green ; sides of head yellow, with narrow black stripe through eye; below, with the wings and tail, as in virens; size of this species, and changes of plumage doubtless parallel; very closely related. ^, in full dress : Above, jet-black from bill to tail, anteriorly naiTOwing to a point on the fore- head, with scarcely a trace of olivaceous toward and on the rump. Entire side of head and neck golden-yellow, reaching the bill, elsewhere enclosed in black, and enclosing a long black stripe through eye to side of nape, nearly cutting ofi' a superciliary stripe from the general yel- low area, \ihich, however, is continuous on lore and side of nape. Chin, throat, and breast jet black, this color extending backward along the sides as heavy streaking; narrowing ante- riorly where shai-ply defined against the y
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