. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. FUIX,'lil jroiivs; llio uoiniiiissiuro alintptly mufli luiijulatL'il iiiiturior to tlio nostrils in its niiiUllc point; the. Pyrrhuloxin simiata. lower jaw very much wider than the npper, and wider ilian the jronys is Ion?; anterior portion of connnissure straiijjht. Tarsns lonjier than middle Uw; onter laltMat toes lonjjer, not reachiiif,'the base of the middle; wini,' eonsiderably ronnded, first (|uill lonijer tiiau seeondaries. Tail much loi)j;er than the winjr, graduated; the leathers b
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. FUIX,'lil jroiivs; llio uoiniiiissiuro alintptly mufli luiijulatL'il iiiiturior to tlio nostrils in its niiiUllc point; the. Pyrrhuloxin simiata. lower jaw very much wider than the npper, and wider ilian the jronys is Ion?; anterior portion of connnissure straiijjht. Tarsns lonjier than middle Uw; onter laltMat toes lonjjer, not reachiiif,'the base of the middle; wini,' eonsiderably ronnded, first (|uill lonijer tiiau seeondaries. Tail much loi)j;er than the winjr, graduated; the leathers broad, truncate. Head crested. Color. Gray, with red feathers and pati.'hes. The essential cliaractev of this gemis lies in tlie greiitly curved, very slu)rt, and broad bill, something like that of Pi/rrhiila. In other resjji'cts like Cardinalis, but with less graduated wing, and longer and broader tail. Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, lioNAP. TEXAS CARDINAL. Cardimlis sdnmhui, \^v. Vi: Zoiil. Soe. Loud. V, 1837, 111 (Mexico). — Lawiiknci:, Aim. N. Y. Lye. V, 1851, 116. — ('assin, 1, vii, 1854, 201, pi. xx.\iii. I'l/n-hiduxia Kiniinta, Kn^i. 1850, 500. — BAiiin, Birds N. Am. 1858, 508. — HliicitM. X, c. 16. — CooPKit, Orn. Cal. I, 236. Sp. CllAH. Head with an elongated, pointed crest, si) from the erown. Ipper parts generally pale ashy-brown ; hood, sides of neck, and under parts of body, rather paler. Long crest-feathers, bill all round including loi-es and encircling the eye, wing and tail, dark Chin and npper part of throat, l)reast, and meilian line of the belly, inider tail-coverts, tibia, edge and inner coverts of the wings, bright carmine- red. Bill yellowish. Length, about ; wing, ; tail, 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. ,
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