. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. ICTEEID^, AMEEICAN STAELINGS. â GEN. 91, 92. 157 ^â¢'^t:T-v ^ I Y-Ts V 91. Genus STURNELLA Vieillot. *.^* Plumage highly variegated ; each feather of the back blackish, with a terminal reddish-brown area, and sharp brownish-yellow borders ; neck similar, the pattern smaller ; crown streaked with black and brown, and with a pale median and super
. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. ICTEEID^, AMEEICAN STAELINGS. â GEN. 91, 92. 157 ^â¢'^t:T-v ^ I Y-Ts V 91. Genus STURNELLA Vieillot. *.^* Plumage highly variegated ; each feather of the back blackish, with a terminal reddish-brown area, and sharp brownish-yellow borders ; neck similar, the pattern smaller ; crown streaked with black and brown, and with a pale median and super- ciliary stripe ; a blackish line behind eye ; several lateral tail feathers white, the others, with the inner quills and wing coverts, barred or scalloped with black, and brown or gray. Edge of wing, spot over eye, and under parts generally, bright yellow, the sides and crissum flaxen-brown, with numerous sharp blackish streaks, the breast with a large black crescent (obscure in the young) ; bill horn color, of peculiar shape ; feet light brown, very large and strong, reaching beyond the very short tail. Length 10-11 ; wing 5 ; tail 3J-; bill \ ; ? smaller (9^ ; wing 4J-; tail 3), similar in color ; young not particularly different, j Af- Fieldlark. (Plate vi, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, la, 2a, 3a, 4a.) The colors, as above described, rich and pure, the prevailing aspect brown; yellow of chin -^ usnally confined between rami ^2: ^â f) of under mandible ; black bars on wings and tail usually con- fluent along the shaft of the feathers, leaving the gray in scallops. Eastern United States, everywhere abundant in open country ; imperfectly migratory; partially gregari- ous when not breeding; strictly terrestrial; an agreeable vocalist; nest of dried grass, on the ground, eggs 4-6, white, speckled Avith reddish. WiLS., iii, 20, pi. 19; AuD., iv, 70, pi. 223; NuTT., i, 47; Bd., 535 magna. Var. NEGLECTA. The colors duller and paler, the prevailing aspect gray ; yellow of chin usualljr mo
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