. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. TRINGILLIDiLC, FINCHES, ETC. GEN. 80, 81. 149 ^ f, tinged Avith fulvous and streaked with dusky; under loing coverts saffron- yeJJoiv;' upper coverts and iuncr quills -with a white spot at end ; bill Ijrown. Young ^ at first resem])ling the ? . 7J-8J-; wing about 4; tail about 3J. Eastern United States, common. WiLS., ii, 135, pi. 17, f. 2; Nut
. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. TRINGILLIDiLC, FINCHES, ETC. GEN. 80, 81. 149 ^ f, tinged Avith fulvous and streaked with dusky; under loing coverts saffron- yeJJoiv;' upper coverts and iuncr quills -with a white spot at end ; bill Ijrown. Young ^ at first resem])ling the ? . 7J-8J-; wing about 4; tail about 3J. Eastern United States, common. WiLS., ii, 135, pi. 17, f. 2; Nutt., i, 527; AuD., iii, 209, pi'. 205; Bd., 497 ludoviciana. Blaclc-lleaded Gronheah. Adult ^ with the crown and sides of head, back, wings and tail black ; the two latter variegated with white blotches ; neck all around and under parts rich orange-ljrown, changing to bright yellow on the belly and under wing coverts ; l)ill and feet dark horn. Size of the last; the ? and young ditfcr much as in the last species, lint may l)e recognized 1)y the ricli sidphur-T/ellmo under wing coverts ; the l>ill is shorter and more tumid. Plains to the Pacific, United States; common. Aud., iii, 214, pi. 20G ; Bn., 498; Coop., 228 melanocephala. 0 Blue Groshealc. Adidt ^ rich dark lilue, uni- form; feathers around l)aso of bill, wings and tail, black; middle and greater wing coverts ti[)ped with chestnut; bill dark horn, feet Idack- ish ; 6J-7 ; wing SJ-; tail 3. 9 smaller, plain warm brown, ])aler and rather flaxen" below, wings with whitey-brown cross-bars, bill and feet l)rown. Young ^ at first like ? ; when changing, shows confused brown and blue, afterwai'd blue interrupted with white below. United States, ratherly southerly, Init N. to IMassachtisetts, and even JNlaine {Boardman). WiLS., iii, 78, pi. 24, f. 6; Nutt., i, 529; Aui)., iii, 204, pi. 204; Bd., 499; Coop., 230. c^ Fig. 03. Blue eircsljeak. )f( m 81. Genus CYAlNfOSPIZA Eaird. I Painted Finch. JSTonpareil. Adult ^
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