. 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 . umes, 3-4 inches long in the $ whenfull-developed; present in $ , shorter. BUI and feet stout; tarsus equal to the middle toe andclaw. Tail about | the wing, broad, rounded, with l
. 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 . umes, 3-4 inches long in the $ whenfull-developed; present in $ , shorter. BUI and feet stout; tarsus equal to the middle toe andclaw. Tail about | the wing, broad, rounded, with long coverts. Size large; colors massedin large areas; sexes alike. Eggs colored. One species. O. picta. (Lat. pkta, pictured, painted. Fig. 411.) Plumed Paktridge. Mountain Quail of the Californians. $ ? , adult: Back, wings and tailolive-brown, the inner secondaries and tertiaries borderedwith whitish or tawny, forming a lengthwise border insingle line when the wings are folded; the primaries fus-cous, the tail-feathers fuscous, minutely marbled withthe color of the - , aboveand below, slaty-blue (above more orless glossed withthe olive shade ofthe back, below mi-nutely marbled withblack) ; the throatchestnut, immedi -ately bordered lat-erally with black,then iramed in afirm white line,broken through theeye, reappearingaround base of un-der mandible. Ex-The aiTow-plumes black. BeUy
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