. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 112 ;, iiNciiKs, Kic. — (!i:n. 7;i. I'liila. I'^f'i*;, p. .'I'l. Siicciiiiciis iiilci'iiii'iliiilc lii'twccii uri'iiniiiis nwl luiiiiinlis have ln'cii ilistiMiccd (lillKiW \v, \'\iir. I'liila. Acail. '.l, ;), jilnl all tlii'sc rorius iil' ||ir l^'ciius, ill liicl. siciii 111 lie iiasii'iil Npccii's, slill iiii^talili' ill Ci iiiclics Iciii
. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 112 ;, iiNciiKs, Kic. — (!i:n. 7;i. I'liila. I'^f'i*;, p. .'I'l. Siicciiiiciis iiilci'iiii'iliiilc lii'twccii uri'iiniiiis nwl luiiiiinlis have ln'cii ilistiMiccd (lillKiW \v, \'\iir. I'liila. Acail. '.l, ;), jilnl all tlii'sc rorius iil' ||ir l^'ciius, ill liicl. siciii 111 lie iiasii'iil Npccii's, slill iiii^talili' ill Ci iiiclics Iciiii:, «illi tile loliu', IiI'"MiI-I('mI licli'il, Iniivcil tail aliipiil i'i|iiiilliiiL; llic ratluT |iiiiiiti'i| win,!:;-;, with no yi'lluwi^h aii\ wlii'ii', ami no sIlcaKs (III the lllliliT pails ir/n „ iiiliill. * species willi the eiciwii ill Mack aliovc, yellow helow ; lei^s lirowii, toes Idaek ; no Itliick (III forelicad ; crown cliestniit (in winter speciineiis \\w usually skirled with irray), lionlered l>y a irrnyisli-wliile snperciliarv anil loral line, and some vai:ue cliestniit marks on sides of head ; lielow impnridy whitish, tiiiL'ed with ashy anteriorly, washed willi pale lirownish posteriorly, tlie middle of the hreast wilh an olisenre dusky hlotcli ; miildii! of l)aelv l)(ddly streaked with Mack, Iiay and liaxeii ; miilille and lesser winu; eoverls l)lack, eilLTed wilh hay and tipped wilh while, forniinn; two eonspieiKtus cross-bars; inner secondaries similarly varie^fated, other (piills and tail feathers dnsky, with pah- e(lifes. A hainlsdme sparrow, the larjjfesl of Ihcj |'.'iiTinv. .,, , 1 on r - I • I J .!•> With jialer edjics. SmalU-r; ; wiiii: alioiit ^n ; tail rather less. Sexes alike, hnt very yoiini^ hirtls are tjiiil(( dillereiit, the crown lieiii;,' streaked like the hack, the breast .-md sides thickly streaked with dnsky, the bill pale brown and the head lackiiiij detinitt' black. In this staire, which, however, is
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