. 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 . tert, red-tail.) American Redstart. (J^^ult: Lustrous blue-black, the belly, flanksaud crissuin Sides of the body aud^iiing of wings rich flame-color, which oftentinges the
. 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 . tert, red-tail.) American Redstart. (J^^ult: Lustrous blue-black, the belly, flanksaud crissuin Sides of the body aud^iiing of wings rich flame-color, which oftentinges the breast quite across. Basal portions of all the wing-quills, excepting the innermostsecondaries, the same rich reddish-orange, brightest on the outer webs, where it forms a con-spicuous exposed spot, paler and more extensive on the inner webs. All the lateral tail-feathers similarly colored for half or more of their length, the orange meeting the blackabruptly with transverse outline. Bill and feet black. Length ; extent •Aving ; taU the same; bill ; tarsus 9 , adult: The black of the <? replacedon the upper parts ^yith olive, growing more ashy on the head, on the wings A^ath fuscous, andbelow with white. Sides rich yellow where the ^ is orange, this color often tinging the breastacross. Orange markings of the wings and tail of the ^ replaced by clear yellow. Lores. Fig. 177. — Honey Creepei {Cvrthiola flaveola; not distinguishable in a cut from C. bahameiisis), f nat. size.(From Brehm.) dusky; eyelids and slight stripe from nostrils to eye whitish. Eather smaller than the ^, aboutequal to the lesser several dimensions given. ^, young: Like the 9 > but the upper parts morebrownish, the tail quite black, and the yellow of the sides brighter. Males changing in thespring to their final plumage are irregularly patched with black in the general olivaceous andwhite. The spring migration includes males in this condition, and others iiTe
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