. 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. Pig. 307. — Tail of S. alleni, iiat. platycereus the same feather is wide, and over long.) Rocky Mts. to the Pacific, N. to Alaska; the commonest and
. 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. Pig. 307. — Tail of S. alleni, iiat. platycereus the same feather is wide, and over long.) Rocky Mts. to the Pacific, N. to Alaska; the commonest and most extensively distributed species in the West. Noted as the northernmost known species of the family. (This is S. rufus, Gm., the true " Nootka Sound Humming-bird," the $ easily known by its cinnamon-red back, and the nick in the next to the middle tail-feather. S. henshcnoi Elliot.) 412. S. al'leni. (To C. A. AUen, of California. Pigs. 307, 308.) Gkebn-backbd Rupous Humming- BiRn. Allen Humming-bird. In generalities similar to the last. ,J: Two outer tail-feathers on each side very small and narrow, the outermost almost acicular; next little larger; third abruptly larger; fourth from the outer smaller than third or middle pair. Upper parts golden-green, dullest on crown. Under tail-coverts, belly and sides cinnamon, paler on the median line, white on breast next to the gorget. Tail-feathers cinnamon, tipped and edged with dusky-purpUsh. Gorget fiery-red. Length about ; wing ; tail ; bill , ? similar to 9 rufus; averaging smaller; tail-feathers nar- rower, especially the outer ones. Coast region of California and northward. (This is the bird of ten described as 9 rufus; carefully distinguished by Henshaw, Bull. Nutt. Club, ii, 1877, p. 53; considered by Elliot to be true rufus Gm.) 413. S. platycer'cus. (Gr. TrKdrvs, platus, broad; KcpKos, kerkos, tail. Pig. 309.) Broad-tailbd Humming-bird. ,J : No scales on. top of head; crown like back. A gor
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