. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 62 KEY AND DESCRIPTION the bird will approach closely, or even alight on a person. (Black-capped Chickadee.) Length, 5l; wing, 2J- (2|-2|) ; tail, 2| ; tarsus, |; culmea, f. Eastern North America north of the Potomac and Ohio valleys to Labrador; it migrates a little beyond its breeding range. 6. Carolina Chickadee similar to the last, but. (736. Pclnis carolinhisis).—A bird smaller, and with the greater wing coverts not margined with white. Though the notes of th


. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 62 KEY AND DESCRIPTION the bird will approach closely, or even alight on a person. (Black-capped Chickadee.) Length, 5l; wing, 2J- (2|-2|) ; tail, 2| ; tarsus, |; culmea, f. Eastern North America north of the Potomac and Ohio valleys to Labrador; it migrates a little beyond its breeding range. 6. Carolina Chickadee similar to the last, but. (736. Pclnis carolinhisis).—A bird smaller, and with the greater wing coverts not margined with white. Though the notes of this species are somewhat different from those of the last, this difference is not so uniform as to render the printed form of much use to the beginner. It also calls ! i itself a chickadee, though not so plainly. (Southern Carolina Chickadee Chickadee.) Length, il ; wing, 'J.\ (2^-2|) ; tail, 2} ; tarsus, |; culmen, -/j. South- eastern States north to New Jersey and Illinois, and west to Missouri and Texas; practically breed- ing throughout. 7. Hudsonian Chick- adee (740. Pd,rus hucl- sdnicus).—A small, brownish-ashy-backed bird, with grayish crown, wings, and tail, a distinct black throat patch, and brownish sides. The rest of the bird is white. This northern chickadee has also peculiar notes, which need to be heard to be 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co


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