. 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. 444 SYSTEM A no SYNOPSIS. â PICARI2E. overhanging tip ; commissure gently ilocurvetl; gonys about sti'aiglit. Head a little crested, as in Empidonax, Contopus, e
. 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. 444 SYSTEM A no SYNOPSIS. â PICARI2E. overhanging tip ; commissure gently ilocurvetl; gonys about sti'aiglit. Head a little crested, as in Empidonax, Contopus, etc. Wiugs of moderate lengtli, nmch rounded ; 2d t(i 5tli prima- ries subcipial and longest, Gth sluirter, 1st about equal to 7tli. Tail a little shorter than wings, even or scarcely rounded. Tarsus long, exceeding the middle toe and claw ; lateral toes suli- equal, their claws about reaching base of middle claw ; hind claw shorter than its digit. Of diminutive size, and dull plain colors, as in th(^ small (divaccous tlycat(-hers generally; but fur the bill, the species might bo mistakeu for au Empidonax. 393. O. imber'be. (Lat. iiiiberhis, beardless ; in, not, and harba, a beard.) Texas ]!eariili:,ss FiA'CATCiiER. Adult (J 9: Above, dull olive-gray, a little darker (brovrnei) (ui tlie lengtli- ened erectile feathers (if tlu; crown, a little brighter (greener) on the rump and u])iier tail-coverts. Below, pale dull gray, sometimes almost anteriorly, clearing on the belly and under tail-coverts to pale yellowish. Wings and tail fuscous, â with pale gray (ir whitish edgings of the middle and greater cuverts and most of the quills of the Mdngs, in au Empidonax. Bill dark brown above, pale lielow. Worn specimens are ([uito brownish aliove, and wliitish b(dow, with little edging of the wings and tail. Young and fresli fall specimens arc more clearly olivaceous above and yellowisii below, shaded with gray across the ; tlie young with tlie wing-bars tinged w
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