. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 24 NORTH AMERICAN RIRDS. tlie Faroe Islands, Ict'Lnul, and Xortlicrn IJnssia. Tlio LToncral character of its food, its inability to feed exclusively on l>eiTies, and the fact that it perishes from starvati«»n in severe wintei-s, would seem to prove that its occun*ence in (Jreenland so late as October must have been ])urely acci- dental. It is not probable that its presence in North America will be found to Ix^ a co
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 24 NORTH AMERICAN RIRDS. tlie Faroe Islands, Ict'Lnul, and Xortlicrn IJnssia. Tlio LToncral character of its food, its inability to feed exclusively on l>eiTies, and the fact that it perishes from starvati«»n in severe wintei-s, would seem to prove that its occun*ence in (Jreenland so late as October must have been ])urely acci- dental. It is not probable that its presence in North America will be found to Ix^ a common (!vent. The eggs measure inches in length by .81 in breadth. The ground color is a light green with a bluish tinge tliickly covered with russet or reddish-brown spots, continent at the larger end. SrBOExuH FLANESTICUS, Honap. r/inirsfit'us, Ijonai*. Coinptt's Ivt'iulus, 1854. (Ty|H' Turdn'i juiii'iirntsi^^ (tMKiJN.) This section of the Thrushes is well represented in America, es]>ecially in its middle and southern portions, and its members have a close resenddance to tlie tyj)ical European species in the full form, stout legs, etc., as .already stated. The s)>ots on the throat, and their absence elsewhere on the under part of the body, are suf- ficient t(^ distinguish them. Of tlie two North Anier- ican species one is the well-known Ilobin, the other a related form from Cape St. Lucas, M'hich indeed is probably onlv a local race or varietv. although notliing exactly like it has yet been found away from Lower California. The following diagnosis may serve to distinguish the two birds : — Common Ciiahactkrs. Throat white with dark streaks. Rest of under parts, iucliidinir liiiiiijr ol^vinL^ reddish or oehraceous; the anal region whitish; lower eyelid white. Nest on tn-es. Etrirs plain hhie. Above slaty-olive, approaehinpr to black on the head. Beneath rnfous- ehestimt. Spot in lore and on npper eyelid of white. Tail. '). Hah. Whole of North Anier
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