. 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; 1887. (J, but the white spots reduced or obsolete. Bill light-colored below. In the ^ the ten- dency is to perfectly black head, back, tail, and wings, the two former
. 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; 1887. (J, but the white spots reduced or obsolete. Bill light-colored below. In the ^ the ten- dency is to perfectly black head, back, tail, and wings, the two former pure and continuous, the two latter boldly spotted with white as described ; but such faultless full dress is not often seen. This stylish Western representative of the elegant rose-breast is common in suitable woodland from the Plains to the Pacific, U. S., wintering in Mexico, breeding throughout its U. S. range; its habits are the same ; its nest and eggs are indistinguishable â 90. GUIRA'CA. (Vox barb., Mex. or S. Am. name of some bird. Fig. 251) Blue Grosbeaks. Bill with commissure strongly angulated far beyond base, with deep mider mandible and bristly rictus as in Zamelodia, but n(.)t so swollen, the cul- men nearly straight. Wings long and pointed, folding about the middle of the tail; tip formed l)y the 2d-Jth quills, 1st little shorter, 5th rapidly graduated. Tail shorter than wings, even. Tarsus rather less than middle toe and claw; outer lateral toe slightly longer than the inner, but scarcely reaching pj^ 251. - Bill'of Ouiraca, rat. base of middle claw. One species, large, ^ blue, 9 brown. size. (Ad nat. ) 291. G. coeru'lea. (Lat. ccerulea, cerulean. Fig. 252.) Blue Grosbeak. Adult (J : Rich dark blue, nearly uniform, but darker or blackish across middle of hack; feathers around base of bill, wings and tail, black; middle and greater \yiug-cnverts tipped with chestnut; bill dark liorn- blue, paler below; feet blackish. Length ; extent
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