. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. LEIRTES.—STUIINELLA. 571 Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehi-i (2) v. p. 87), who observed this species in Georgetown, remarks :—" Closely related to Xan- thosomus icterocephalus are the so-called Robin Red-breasts (Leistes guianensis), which are found about the outer parts o£ the town, chiefly in grassy and bushy open ; The following note has been copied from Beebe (Our Search for a Wilderness, p. 351j :—" Red-breasted Blackbirds. Few more beautiful sights can be imagined than a cloud of
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. LEIRTES.—STUIINELLA. 571 Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehi-i (2) v. p. 87), who observed this species in Georgetown, remarks :—" Closely related to Xan- thosomus icterocephalus are the so-called Robin Red-breasts (Leistes guianensis), which are found about the outer parts o£ the town, chiefly in grassy and bushy open ; The following note has been copied from Beebe (Our Search for a Wilderness, p. 351j :—" Red-breasted Blackbirds. Few more beautiful sights can be imagined than a cloud of these birds rising ahead of the train or launch, and scattering far and wide over and through the reeds. The general colour is a rich black, which itself contrasts strongl}' with the green of the savanna. But when we add to this the .... scarlet throats, brea'sls, and wing edges .... the colour scheme is one which is never ; Genus STUENELLA Vieill. Sturnella Vieillot, Analyse Nouv. Ornitli. p. 34, 1816. Type S. magna (Linn.).. Fig. 207.—Sturnella magna praticola. This genus, like the previous one, is easily distinguished by its coloration. The bill is long, slender, and the culmen flattened; its width and depth at the base are about equal, which is about one-third the length of the exposed cuhnen, the ridge of which is flattened. The wing is inclined to be emarginate, the inner secondaries being almost equal in length to the primaries; the second, third, and fourth primaries are longest and equal, and the first is about equal to the fifth. The tail is rounded at the tip and the middle feathers lanceolate at the apex. The tarsus is long, exceeding the exposed culmen by abput one-fourth. Coloration: male and female 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 Chubb, Charles
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