. 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 . hest feather, carmine toned down to more pink or rosy. In winter, bill yellow, changingto black through various cloudings. ?, in summer: While generally like $, having black FBINGI
. 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 . hest feather, carmine toned down to more pink or rosy. In winter, bill yellow, changingto black through various cloudings. ?, in summer: While generally like $, having black FBINGILLID^: FINCHES, BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, ETC. 351 203. bill and no ash on head, averages a little smaller, and is much duller colored; brown parts ofa grayish cast; rosy reduced or almost extinguished, chiefly traceable on rump and wing-coverts ; abdomen scarcely tinted, and quills and tail-feathers with whitish instead of rosy edg-ings. Wing , averaging little over ; tail , average Coloradoand New Mexico, breeding up to 12,000 feet; a curious southerly local race of the tepbrocotis. (Gr. Tf(j>p6s, tephros, gray; o^r, wtos, ous, otos, the ear. Pig. 214.) Swain-SONs Eosy Pinch. Sexes similar. Adult $, in breeding plumage or nearly so: BiU and feetblack. Nasal plumules white. Frontlet black; rest of pileum hoary-ash, not descendingbelow level of eyes and upper border of ar^^. aurieulars (for when the ash invades thesides of head to any extent, the birdtakes the first step toward litoralis, inwhich the head is extensively hooded inash). General color, sides of head in-cluded, chocolate or liver-brown of vary-ing intensity, many feathers skirted withgray or whitish, especially the inter-scapulars, which also have dusky centres,and inclining to blackish on chin and throat. Hinder parts of the body above ~ ~- and below, including tail-coverts, rich Kg. Finch, reduced. (Sheppard del. Nichols ec.) rosy or carmine red, this color due to broa
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