. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . quare. Tarsi booted, but with 4scutella below in front; long and slender, much ex-ceeding the middle toe and claw; lateral toes of aboutequal lengths, very short, the tijis of thei
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . quare. Tarsi booted, but with 4scutella below in front; long and slender, much ex-ceeding the middle toe and claw; lateral toes of aboutequal lengths, very short, the tijis of their claws notreaching the base of the middle claw; claws littlecurved; feet thus adapted to terrestrial habits. A largeFig. 130. - Generic details of . aiid widely distributed Old World genus, of some 30species, inhabitinc Euro]ie, Asia, and especially S. oenanthe. (Gr. olvdvdi], oinanthe, name of a bird, from 0IV7, oine, the grape, and av6os,awi/ios, a flower. Fig. 129.) Stone-chat. Wheat-ear. Adult ^J: Ashy-gray; forehead,superciliary line and under parts white, latter often brownish-tinted ; upper tail-coverts white ;wings and tail black, latter with most of the feathers white for half or more of their length;line from nostril to eye, and broad band on side of head, black; bill and feet black. 9 murebrownish-gray, the black cheek-stripe replaced by brown. Young without the stripe, above. TUBDID^ — SAXICOLINJE: BLUE-BIRDS. 257 olive-brown, superciliary line, edges of wings and tail, and all under parts, cinnamon-brown ;tail black and white as in the adult. Length of $ ; extent ; wing ; tail :tarsus ; middle toe and claw 9 smaller: length ; extent , etc. Atlanticcoast, from Europe via G-reenland ; also North Pacific and Arctic coast, from Asia. Commonin Greenland, and probably also breeds in Labrador. Nest in holes in the ground or rocks,crevices of stone walls, etc. ; eggs 4-7, , greenish-blue, without spots
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