. 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 . Fig. 151. —Long-billed Marsh Wren,nat. size. (Ad uat. del. E. C.). 280 SYSTEM A TIC SYNOPSIS. — VA SSEEES — OSCINES. SQ. CISTOTHORUS. (Gv. kicttos, kistos, a shrub: 6ovpos, fhouros
. 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 . Fig. 151. —Long-billed Marsh Wren,nat. size. (Ad uat. del. E. C.). 280 SYSTEM A TIC SYNOPSIS. — VA SSEEES — OSCINES. SQ. CISTOTHORUS. (Gv. kicttos, kistos, a shrub: 6ovpos, fhouros, leaping.) Marsh Wrens. Like Telmatodytes; wliule back and crown sti-e^ed with wliite. Bill scarcely or not one-half as long as head. Eggs wliite. ^^ 81. C. stellaris. (Lat. sfeZZans, starry; i. e., speckled. Fig. 152.) Short-billed Marsh Wren. Upper parts brown, the crown and most of the back Idackish, streaked with white. Below, whitish, shaded with clear brown across the breast and alon:^the sides, and especially on the flanks and crissuni, the lattei-more or less indistinctly barred with dusky (often inappreci-able). A whitish line over the eye. Wings and tail markedas in the last species. Uj^per tail-coverts decidedly blackish above, whitish below, extremely small, scarcelyhalf as long as the head; feet brown. Length ; ; wing and tail each about ; bill ;Fig. 152. — Short-bnied Marsli tarsus, middle toe, and claw togeth
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