. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. GO NORTH AMKRICAN BIRDS. Saxicola cenanthe, P>k(iist. THE WHEAT-EAB. }fo(aci11n cennnthr, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1758, ISo. Sif-firoln (ennnthe, Beciist. "Gemein. NaturAii;i», lUids N. Am. 1858, 2'20 (Eiuhih); UevifW, til, — Jonks, Ni't. r>«nniula, 18:>1>, -Jn ^IVinnula). - C*»t)l, 5 liJivt'iilaiitl). — Dall & Hannistku (Alaska). Siwioila iciuDithitltlt's, Vi<;<)i:s, Ztxil. Ulos-soiii, 1831», l
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. GO NORTH AMKRICAN BIRDS. Saxicola cenanthe, P>k(iist. THE WHEAT-EAB. }fo(aci11n cennnthr, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1758, ISo. Sif-firoln (ennnthe, Beciist. "Gemein. NaturAii;i», lUids N. Am. 1858, 2'20 (Eiuhih); UevifW, til, — Jonks, Ni't. r>«nniula, 18:>1>, -Jn ^IVinnula). - C*»t)l, 5 liJivt'iilaiitl). — Dall & Hannistku (Alaska). Siwioila iciuDithitltlt's, Vi<;<)i:s, Ztxil. Ulos-soiii, 1831», li* (N. W. America). — Cassin, 111. 1, 1854, 208, pi. xxxiv (Nova Srotia). Sp. Char. (Description from European speeinien.) Male in sprinjr, foreliea<l, line over the eye, and unt band of Itlack (al)out .(iO of an inch lonir) at the end, this color exten<ling finther up on the middle feather. Rest of upper parts ash-land. This bird ai)i)eai*s to l)e aluuuljiut in Xcn'ton Suiiiid, from which region Mr. Dall hiis recently brought specimens in lull s]>ring ])liimage. These are de- cidedly smaller than birds from Labrador and Green- land, but not distinguishable, and seem to agree precisely with skins from Central Eu- rope. Habits. The well-known Wheat-ear is entitled to a place in our fauna, not only as an accidental visitor, but also as an occasional resi- dent. Dr. H. li. Storer, of Boston, found them breeding in I^ibrador in the summer of 1848, and procured speci- mens of the young birds which were fullv identified by Dr. Samuel Cabot as Ijelonging to this species. In the following year Andrew Downs, of Hahfax, gave me the si)ecimen described and figured. Saxicola 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-188
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