. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. .MfnU HIRUNDO. v;4l'/'<i- 297 .1 THtM] ncrlwps only elsewhere in Callivhelidon cyanecnnndia. The buwul joint of n»i(J<lIe toe is entirely adhifrent externally, and for more thuu halt internally, and in this respect agrees with leucojdera and allii- lined, while in hivolor and leucorrhoa it is adherent for only three- fourths externally, and about half internally. The feet of //. leucorrhoa appear proportionally more robuHt than in other Hpecies, differing in this respect from its miniatur
. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. .MfnU HIRUNDO. v;4l'/'<i- 297 .1 THtM] ncrlwps only elsewhere in Callivhelidon cyanecnnndia. The buwul joint of n»i(J<lIe toe is entirely adhifrent externally, and for more thuu halt internally, and in this respect agrees with leucojdera and allii- lined, while in hivolor and leucorrhoa it is adherent for only three- fourths externally, and about half internally. The feet of //. leucorrhoa appear proportionally more robuHt than in other Hpecies, differing in this respect from its miniature, albilineaj which agrees better with the rest. The following is a nynopsis of the American speei' -!; all of which, as stated, are green above, with or without white rini-|)j white beneath:â â , ⢠. :. .a. Tachycineta, Plumage Hoft ftnd velvety, witbont uietallio gloss. Sides of head, ' ' space around eyes, and whole under parta white; with the : r , it fuatUers all plumbenuH at base. Female duller in plumage. .^ , Above greeu, with various shades aud tinges of violet and . ' purple thalauina. i;'(V Plumage above compact, and with rich (usually gieen) metallio ; ' gloss. Siiles of head to line with eyes like its upper part. Beneath white, sometimes with ashy tinge across breast; the -,;, :^ feathers of chin and throat, and generally of crissum, white ':â¢':. to base. A concealed spot in jugulum. â¢! breast. No white on wing. Feathers of back ââ^â ? at base'' meytni. Bump white. A distinct whit«» loral line. '"'*"â " ' Rump plain white. Bases of dorsal feathers ashy. No shaft streaks beneath. Length, ; wing, ; tail, leucorrhoa. Rump and under parts with more or less distinct I dusky shaft streaks. Breast and sides with an ashy tinge. Length, ; wing, ; tail, aUnlinea. Hirundo btcolor. Ilduiido hirnlor, ViEiLL. 0,3. Am. Sept. I, 1807, 61, pi. xxxl.âAud. Oru. Biog. I, pi. 98.âIn. B. A. I, pi. 46.âCassin.âBrewkk,
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