. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 158 KEY TO THE BIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Group 3. Wing, over inches Tail, pointed niid rather loii£c; under tail coverts, white. Passenger Pigeon. Ectopistes miyratorit(y. See No. 251. Tail, square; uuder tail coverts, grav or bluish gray. White-crowned Pigeon. Columba leucocephala. See No. 250. FAMILY CATHARTID>e. American Vultures. Plumage, black or dark brown; hind toe, short; claws, not sharp; head, bare in adult. Group 1. Wing from 14 to 21 inches long. Section 1. Wing, less
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 158 KEY TO THE BIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Group 3. Wing, over inches Tail, pointed niid rather loii£c; under tail coverts, white. Passenger Pigeon. Ectopistes miyratorit(y. See No. 251. Tail, square; uuder tail coverts, grav or bluish gray. White-crowned Pigeon. Columba leucocephala. See No. 250. FAMILY CATHARTID>e. American Vultures. Plumage, black or dark brown; hind toe, short; claws, not sharp; head, bare in adult. Group 1. Wing from 14 to 21 inches long. Section 1. Wing, less than 17 inches long. Head and foreiieek, bare; skin of head, blackish; general plumage, black; priinai-ies, hoary white beneath. Black Vulture. Carrion Crow. CathariMa iir-uhn. See No. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Columbian Museum. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian Museum
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