. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 2S5 * * BLTJE-CBOWNED JlIOTIIEOT. Momotus cwruleiceps Gould. Geog. Dist.— Eastern Mexico, north to Rio Grande Valley. Tlie Motmots, or Sawbills, as tliey are called, is a family of twelve or fifteen species inhabiting tropical America, the present species coming very near our border. • • Pakadise Trogah, Pharomacrus mscinno (Alter Michelet). in the Rio Grande Valley. They are birds of striking plumage, the general color being plain greenish, tinged with olive; the ear-coverets are rather lengthened and stiffened and
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 2S5 * * BLTJE-CBOWNED JlIOTIIEOT. Momotus cwruleiceps Gould. Geog. Dist.— Eastern Mexico, north to Rio Grande Valley. Tlie Motmots, or Sawbills, as tliey are called, is a family of twelve or fifteen species inhabiting tropical America, the present species coming very near our border. • • Pakadise Trogah, Pharomacrus mscinno (Alter Michelet). in the Rio Grande Valley. They are birds of striking plumage, the general color being plain greenish, tinged with olive; the ear-coverets are rather lengthened and stiffened and chiefly black, but partly blue. They have lengthened and usually spatu- late middle tail-feathers, blue except the tips, where they are black. The head of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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