. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. D. 136 FRmoiLLiD^, riNcriES, gen. 66. and fige, though the colors may be darker and sharper, or brighter and more diifiise, according to season and wear of the feathers. WiLS., iii, .55, pi. 22, f. 1; NuTT., i, 489; Aud., iii, 68, pi. 160; Bd., 442. P. cdaudinus Bd., 446; Coor., 181, is indistinguishalde savanna. Var. ANTiiiNus Bd., 445 ;
. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. D. 136 FRmoiLLiD^, riNcriES, gen. 66. and fige, though the colors may be darker and sharper, or brighter and more diifiise, according to season and wear of the feathers. WiLS., iii, .55, pi. 22, f. 1; NuTT., i, 489; Aud., iii, 68, pi. 160; Bd., 442. P. cdaudinus Bd., 446; Coor., 181, is indistinguishalde savanna. Var. ANTiiiNus Bd., 445 ; Coop., 183 ; Ell., pi. 13, may be recognized. Bill longer, slenderer (as in fig. 82) ; spots below very numerous, close, sharp, dark. California coast, abundant in the salt marslies. Var. SANDViCEXSis Bd., 444 ; Coop., 180. A large northern race : 6 or more long ; bill ^, stout; head more j'ellowish. Nortliwest coast. 0 Sea-shore Sjiarroio. With the form of a savanna sparrow, bat the bill elongated as in Ammodromus, yet very stout and turgid, with decidedly convex cuimen, ^ an inch long. No evident j'ellowish over cya or ou edge of wing; no evident median stripe on crown. Brown- isli-gray, back and crown streaked with dusky, )elo\v didl white, confluently streaked with brown everywhere except on bell}' and crissum. AVings and tail dusky gray, the rcctriccs with paler edges, the primaries with whitish edges, the wing coverts Fig. 83. Sen-shore Sparrow. -, ,. , ,, ,^, n -,i and secondaries broadly edged aud tipped with gra\ish-bay ; an obscure whitish sui^erciliary line ; under mandible 3'ellow- ish, legs pale ; 51; wing 2§ ; tail 2. Pacific coast, U. S. ; a curious species, common, maritime, representing, with var. antldnus, the Ammodromi in the marshes of the seashore. Cass., 111., 226, pi. 28; Bd., 446; Coues, Il)is, 1866, 268; Coop., 184 kostkatus. St. Lucas Sparwiu. Siniihir to jus^'; same size; bill not so heavy: "A stripe of pale j-ellow runs from the bill
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