. 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. 46 KEY AND DESCRIPTION N. Nostrils exposed ; tarsus not scutellate behind ; nail of hind toe very- long but curved ;* wing, 3-3^ long VI. Pipits, etc. N. Nostrils exposed ; wing over 3| long ; breast with yellow XIV. Meadow Larks. N. Not as above ; some forms in XIII. Finches, etc. 0. Plumage mottled browns and soft; middle toe much longer than the side ones ; its nail (pectinated) with saw-like teeth on the inner side2 XXI. Goatsuckers, etc. 0. Plumage co
. 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. 46 KEY AND DESCRIPTION N. Nostrils exposed ; tarsus not scutellate behind ; nail of hind toe very- long but curved ;* wing, 3-3^ long VI. Pipits, etc. N. Nostrils exposed ; wing over 3| long ; breast with yellow XIV. Meadow Larks. N. Not as above ; some forms in XIII. Finches, etc. 0. Plumage mottled browns and soft; middle toe much longer than the side ones ; its nail (pectinated) with saw-like teeth on the inner side2 XXI. Goatsuckers, etc. 0. Plumage compact; nail of middle toe not pectinated. (P.) P. Tail of stiff feathers (in our common species the tail is rounded, with stiff shafts extending beyond the webs)3 XX. Swifts. P. Tail without stiff feathers and never rounded, often forked and with- out spinous tips ; head never crested XI. Swallows. P. Tail nearly square ; its feathers tipped with yellow, head X. Waxwings. Q. Bill stout and decidedly hooked, higher at base than long ; bright- colored bird with yellow, orange, and green feathers XXVI. Parrots. Q. Bill stout and straight ;5 tail feathers stiff and acute-pointed6 XXII. Woodpeckers. Q. Bill various, but always somewhat curved and without teeth along the cutting edge ; tail long, of round-tipped soft feathers XXV. Cuckoos, etc. Q. Bill short, broad, and decidedly toothed; ~ tail long, of 12 broad feathers XXIV. Trogons. Key to the Families of "Wading Birds * Toes in front webbed to the nails like the duck's ;8 bill with teeth-like ridges, also like the duck's; legs with the tarsus 12 inches or more long; Florida XLIX. Flamingoes. * Nails of the toes excessively lengthened and nearly straight; nail of the hind toe much longer than its toe ;9 southern Texas XXXV. Jacanas. * Birds with neither full-webbed toes nor nails lengthened and straight- ened. (A.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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