. 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 . a, with some fifteen species of Europe, Asia, and North America. 270 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — PASSERES— OSCINES. 17. SITTA. (Lat. sitta, Gr. o-tVra, uaine of a bird. Fig. 141.) Typic
. 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 . a, with some fifteen species of Europe, Asia, and North America. 270 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — PASSERES— OSCINES. 17. SITTA. (Lat. sitta, Gr. o-tVra, uaine of a bird. Fig. 141.) Typical practically those given under head of the family. Analysis of Species and below, the crissum washed with rusty-brown ; ^p glossy black, without stripes. Bill stouter, deep at base Inner secondaries boldly variegated with black. Eastern carolinen sis 57Bill slenderer, deep at base. Inner secondaries scarcely variegated with blackish. Western aculeata 58 Rusty-brown below ; cap glossy black with white stripes, or color of the back canadensis 59 Rusty-brown or brownish-white below ; cap brown, unlike back, without stripes. Crown clear hair-brown ; a white spot on nape ; middle tail-feathers plain. Southeastern . pusilla 60Crown dull brownish, with darker border ; little or no white on nape ; middle tail-feathers withblack. Southwestern jyygmcea 61. ^hV ^ Fig. 141. — European Nuthatch, Sitta ccesia (resembling S. pusilla), nearly nat. size. (From Brehm.) 57. S. earolinensis. (Lat. of Carolina.
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