. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 180 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. often be heard. When watching for fish, which form its only food, it sits on some support projecting over the water and can readily be recognized by the large, crested head and short tail. Length, 11-141 ; wing, ^ (6-6D ; tail,"4; cul- men,2. Tliroughout North America; breeding from the southern border of the United States, and wintering from the JMid- dle States to Panama. 2. Texas Kingfisher Belted Kingfislier (391- C^ryle umeri- cd
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 180 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. often be heard. When watching for fish, which form its only food, it sits on some support projecting over the water and can readily be recognized by the large, crested head and short tail. Length, 11-141 ; wing, ^ (6-6D ; tail,"4; cul- men,2. Tliroughout North America; breeding from the southern border of the United States, and wintering from the JMid- dle States to Panama. 2. Texas Kingfisher Belted Kingfislier (391- C^ryle umeri- cd,na ). — A small, bronze-green kingfisher with the collar and belly wliite. The female has the green band across the breast re- placed by a rufous one. Length, 8; wiug, 3| ; tail, 2|; culmen, IJ. Southern Texas to Panama. FAMILY XXIV. TROGONS (TROGONID^) A family (50 species) of brilliantly colored, tropical birds represented in southern Texas by the following : 1. Coppery-tailed Trogon (389. Trdgon ambkjuus).—A beauti- ful, long-tailed, red-bellied bird, with the back and breast golden- green, face black, and a white collar between the carmine belly and the golden-green of the throat. Bill serrated.^ The middle tail feathers of coppery-green give the species its name. Length, 11|; wing, 5}; tail, 7; culmen, i. Southern and Central Mexico, north to southern Texas. FAMILY XXV. CUCKOOS, ANIS, ETC. (CUCULID^) This large, tropical family (200 species) of birds includes species of various forms, colors, and habits, so that it has been separated into about ten subfamilies. All have two toes in. 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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