. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. â¢Â«â â â THE I'l: "lES 65 Genus EUSPIZA, Bonap. , RoNAV. List, 1838. (Type, Emhriza anwricana, Gmelin.) Euxpinit, (AiiAMs, Mas. Ilein. , 13;i. ^Same type.) Gkn. Char. Bill larffe and stronn:, swollen, and without any ridjres ; the lower mandi- ble nearly as high the upper; as broa<l at the base as the length of the gonys, and considerably broader than the upper mandible; the
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. â¢Â«â â â THE I'l: "lES 65 Genus EUSPIZA, Bonap. , RoNAV. List, 1838. (Type, Emhriza anwricana, Gmelin.) Euxpinit, (AiiAMs, Mas. Ilein. , 13;i. ^Same type.) Gkn. Char. Bill larffe and stronn:, swollen, and without any ridjres ; the lower mandi- ble nearly as high the upper; as broa<l at the base as the length of the gonys, and considerably broader than the upper mandible; the edges nuuh intlexed, and shutting mueh within the upprr mandible ; the commissure eonsiderably angulated at the base, then decidedly sinuated. The tarsus barely equal to the mid- dle toe; the lateral toes nearly equal, not reaching to the base of the mid- dle claw; the hind toe about equal to the middle one without its claw. The wings long and acute, reaching nearly to the middle of the tail; the. Kuspiza americana. Bonap, 1459 tertials decidedly longer than the secondaries, but much shorter than the primaries; first quill longest, the others regularly graduated. Tail consideraldy short '⢠than the wings, though moderately long; nearly even, although slightly emarginate; the outer feathers scarcely shorter. Middle of back only striped ; beneath without streaks. This L^entis comes nearer to Ca/'unoynzcf, 1)tit has shorter tertials, more slender bill, weaker aud mure curved claws, etc. Species. H. americana. Toj) and si'les of head light slate; forehead tinged with greenish- yellow. A superciliary stripe, a maxillary spot, sides of breast, and middle line of breast ami belly, yello\.-. Chin white, throat black, shoulders chestnut. Female with the black of the throat replaced by a crescent of spots. Hub. Eastern Province of United States; south to New Grenada, E. townsendi. Body throughout (including the jugulum), dark ash, tinged with brownish on the back and wings.
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