. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 408 NORTH AMERigAN UfRDS. (lescriljes it as a sliy, wild, and restless bird, with a superb aon^, powerful and finely modulated. Dr. Cones appears to think that this spiujies has but little affinity with the forms with which it is usually grouped. Section MYIADESTE>E. Char. Tarsus slender, longer tliua middle too mid claw; undivided as in Tur- didw. Toes deeply cleft. Win-s more pointed ; second quill much longer thnu seconda- ries. Lateral tiul-leafhers cuneate, or narrowing from base to
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 408 NORTH AMERigAN UfRDS. (lescriljes it as a sliy, wild, and restless bird, with a superb aon^, powerful and finely modulated. Dr. Cones appears to think that this spiujies has but little affinity with the forms with which it is usually grouped. Section MYIADESTE>E. Char. Tarsus slender, longer tliua middle too mid claw; undivided as in Tur- didw. Toes deeply cleft. Win-s more pointed ; second quill much longer thnu seconda- ries. Lateral tiul-leafhers cuneate, or narrowing from base towards lip; generally wliitisii at end of inner weh. Quills with their e-xtn-nie bases, ..-specially of inner webs, bully yel- low, showmg a light patch inside. Head not crested, though leathers sometimes full In the young all the feathers with liglit rounded spots. Pre-eminent as melodious singers. Rut a single genus of this group lielongs to the United States, although two others {Cicklojm.^ and PI at nr id, I a f) oceur in South America. As already stated, the affinities of Mi/mhstccc are much closest to Turdidw, and this woidd seem the proper family for it. MYIADESTES, Swaixson. MnindesU-s, , Nat. Library, Xlll. Flycatel.,.rs, "1838," 132 (Type JA fjcniluirbix, Sw.) • ' ' Gkn. Chak. Occipital feathers full and solt. Plumage rather loose. Bill weak much depressed. Commissure nearly straight. Hind toe longer than inner lateral. Toes deeply. Mi/ tnwnsemfi. cleft. Closed wing externally with an exposed light band across the ba,se of the quills and another nearer the end, separated by a darker one. Tail somewhat on the sides. Of the ten or more described si)ecies of this genus, only one belongs to. 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 Bair
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