. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 138 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. Eose-breasted Grosbeak line over the eye and orange under the wing. Its warbling notes are somewhat like those of the robin, but more melodious and very frequently given in the even- ing. It is one of our most beautiful birds and sings an exquisite song. Length, 8 ; wing, 4 (3f-4i) ; tail, 3}; tar- sus, £; culmen, f. East- ern United States, from the eastern border of the Plains; breeding from the mountains of the Carolinas and Kan
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 138 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. Eose-breasted Grosbeak line over the eye and orange under the wing. Its warbling notes are somewhat like those of the robin, but more melodious and very frequently given in the even- ing. It is one of our most beautiful birds and sings an exquisite song. Length, 8 ; wing, 4 (3f-4i) ; tail, 3}; tar- sus, £; culmen, f. East- ern United States, from the eastern border of the Plains; breeding from the mountains of the Carolinas and Kansas north- ward to southern Canada, and wintering in Mexico to northern South America. 47. Black-headed Grosbeak (596. Habia melanocephala).— A heavy-billed, orange-bodied bird, with black head, wings, and tail. The wings are much blotched with white, and the belly and under wing coverts are bright yellow. The female is very different, a streaky- brown bird much like the female of the last species, but with the under wing coverts clear lemon- yellow instead of the salmon- or orange-yellow of that species. The dimensions of parts are practi- cally the same as those of the rose-breasted grosbeak. Western United States from middle Kansas \ i to the 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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