. 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 . e of some Finchin Aristotle.) SoNG Sparrows. Bill mod-erate, conic, without special turgidity or com-pression, outlines of culmen, commissure,gonys, and sides nearly or about strai
. 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 . e of some Finchin Aristotle.) SoNG Sparrows. Bill mod-erate, conic, without special turgidity or com-pression, outlines of culmen, commissure,gonys, and sides nearly or about short and much rounded, folding littlebeyond base of tail; primary quite sliort;point of wing formed by 3d, 4th, and 5th, sup-ported by 2d and Gth : inner .seconda-ries not elongated. Tail long, about equallingor rather exceeding wings, much rounded, withFw. 277. - Lincolns Song Sparrow, reduced. (Shep- fi f^fUhers broad to their rounded ends. Feetparddel. Nichols sc.) moderately .Stout; tarsus scarcely or not longer than middle toe and claw ; lateral toes slightly unequal, outer the longer, claw scarcely ornot reaching base of middle claw. Embracing a large number of middle-sized and large Spar-rows, without a trace <jf yellow anywhere, and of ]) only in Uncolni ; upperparts, including crown, thickly streaked; under parts white or ashy, thickly .streaked across.
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