. 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 . ing to near the suddenly contracted ends; outer featherslightly incurved, the others ending about as acutely as a silver teaspoon. Outer primarysimple. Bill longer than head, ordin
. 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 . ing to near the suddenly contracted ends; outer featherslightly incurved, the others ending about as acutely as a silver teaspoon. Outer primarysimple. Bill longer than head, ordinary, but not entirely black. 9 like $ inform of tail andwings. Size very calliope. (Gr. KaXXioTn;, Kalliope, Lat. CaUiojje, one of the Muses. Fig. —^S;;^^i»*0 Mi.) Calliope Humming-bird. ^ :Crown and back golden-green. AUtail-feathers dusky, with rufous at baseand sliglitly pale tips. Gorget violetor lilac, set in snowy-white; sides ofthroat, and crissum, white. Below, Fig. 314. - Stellula calliope, cf, nat. size. (From Elliot.) white, glossed with green on the sides. Bill yellowish below. Length ; wing ; ; bill 9: Form of the $; color of upper parts the same. No gorget; throat whitish^^■ith dark specks; other under parts quite strongly tinged with rufous. A white mark undereye; bill light at base below. Middle tail-feathers green, not so golden as the back, ending 3Q.
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