. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XIII. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 141 52. Dickcissel (604. Splza americana).—A yellow-breasted, black-throated, streaky-backed, sparrow-like bird with a red- dish spot on the bend of the wing. The chin above the black throat is white, with more or less of yellow on the cheeks, and the crown and side of head are gray, with a yellow line over the eye. The back is brownish, streaked with black, and the belly whitish. Female duller and with but little yel- low except
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XIII. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 141 52. Dickcissel (604. Splza americana).—A yellow-breasted, black-throated, streaky-backed, sparrow-like bird with a red- dish spot on the bend of the wing. The chin above the black throat is white, with more or less of yellow on the cheeks, and the crown and side of head are gray, with a yellow line over the eye. The back is brownish, streaked with black, and the belly whitish. Female duller and with but little yel- low except on the breast, and the black throat patch almost wanting, sometimes slightly in- . Dickcissel r ^gm^ dieated by dusky spots. In summer it is abun- dant west of the Alleghanies in weedy fields, and the common notes it utters lire expressed by its name. (Black- tliviiated Bunting.) Length, 6; ; wing, 3| (2;-33) ; tail^ 2J ; tarsus, culmen,; ormore. East- ern United States to tlie Itocl?;y Mountains; breed- ing from Texas to southern Ontario, and wintering in northern South America. Very rare east of the Alle- 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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