. 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. Birds; Birds; 1887. ICTEJRW^ — STURNELLIN2E : MEADOW STABLINGS. 405 interruptedly to or towards the belly; some feathers around vent, the tihife, usually yellow also. A large w
. 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. Birds; Birds; 1887. ICTEJRW^ — STURNELLIN2E : MEADOW STABLINGS. 405 interruptedly to or towards the belly; some feathers around vent, the tihife, usually yellow also. A large white patch on the wing, formed by the primary and many of the greater second- ary coverts, interrupted by black of the bastard quills. BiU and feet black. Length ; extent ; wing about ; tail ; bill ; tarsus In less perfect dress, the yellow overcast with dusky. ? , adult: Dark brown, including back of head and neck; line over eye, throat and breast dull yellow, witli dusky maxillary streaks ; usually there are whitish feathers in the yellow, and sometimes the same in the black of breast. No white wing-patch. Bill dark brownish horn-cdor ; feet blackish. Much smaller. Length ; extent scarcely ; wing under ; tail under Nestlings are snuffy- brown; the sprouting wing-feathers black, already sho«-ing white ; f(>et flesh-color. It is use- less to pursue the endless color varia- — tions ; the species is unmistakable. Western U. S. and British Provinces to 58°; E. regularly to Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, etc., casually to Pennsyl- vania, Massachusetts and Greenland; S. into Mexico ; migratory, very abun- dant. Its distribution is general on the prairies, but irregular ; it flocks about ranches and settlements, and collects in colonies to breed in marshy spots, any- where in its general range. Nest a light but large thick-brimmed fabric of dried reeds and grasses, slung to growing ones, 5-6 inches in diam
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