. 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 . e parts generally parddel. Nichols sc.) skirted with a saffron or yellowish color, very variable in extent and tint, from dull gamboge-yellow to olive-orange, or rusty-orange, or e
. 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 . e parts generally parddel. Nichols sc.) skirted with a saffron or yellowish color, very variable in extent and tint, from dull gamboge-yellow to olive-orange, or rusty-orange, or even reddish; in some specimens crown and rumpquite bricky-red. Throat sometimes abruptly paler than surrounding parts. Rather smallerthan (J. Young ^ resembles 9 • Northern portions of both hemispheres; in America, insummer, Alaska, British America and N. border of U. S., the Rocky Mts. to Colorado, andSierra Nevada to California ; in winter, range extended sometimes to Maryland, Ohio, Illinoisand Kansas. Inhabits chiefly coniferous woods, in flocks when not breeding, feeding uponthe fruit of such trees. A fine musician, of amiable disposition and gentle manners, oftencaged. Nest cotnposed of a basement of twigs and rootlets, within which is a more compactfabric of finer materials ; eggs usually 4, pale greenish-blue, spotted and blotched with darkbrown surface-markings and lilac shell-spots ; X 344 SYSTEM A TIC SYNOPSIS. — PASSERES— OSCINES.
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