. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. tu(m;m)I) — thk wkkns. 131 FJack without stroaks. Xo rlistinct sii|>orriliary stripo. Troglodyte*. Itillcurvfd. sul>-conith eeen<lininrhm, Spix, Av. Bms. I, 1824, 77. varieffuttus, (iMKL.) (Tyi»e, i'. mt/ujMiceuj*, Spix = Tunlusi. Gex. Char. Bill st(.ut, compressed, as long as, or longer than the head, without notch or rictal bristles; culnan and com- missure curved; gonys nearly straight. Nostrils in t
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. tu(m;m)I) — thk wkkns. 131 FJack without stroaks. Xo rlistinct sii|>orriliary stripo. Troglodyte*. Itillcurvfd. sul>-conith eeen<lininrhm, Spix, Av. Bms. I, 1824, 77. varieffuttus, (iMKL.) (Tyi»e, i'. mt/ujMiceuj*, Spix = Tunlusi. Gex. Char. Bill st(.ut, compressed, as long as, or longer than the head, without notch or rictal bristles; culnan and com- missure curved; gonys nearly straight. Nostrils in the antero-inferior part ot" nasal groove, in advance of the frontal feathers, with an overhanging scale with thickened edge, as in Tlinjotho- rus: gometimes, as in the type, re- duced to a slight ridge along the upper side of the nasal groove. Lateral sep- tum not projecting below or anterior- ly into the nasal cavity, but concealed by the nasal scale. Tarsus a little longer than middle toe and claw ; claws strong, much curved, and very sharp; middle toe with basal joint adherent almost throughout. WmgS Campyhrhynchm bmnneieapiUus. and tail about equal, the latter graduated ; the exterior webs of lateral feathers broad. This genus embraces the larjjest species of the family, Jind is well re])- resented in Middle and South America, two species only reaching into North America, which mav be distinguished as follows: — Top of and post-ocular stripe red<lish-brown: back streaked longitudi- nally and linearly with white. A'.l the feathers IxMieath cons, uously spotted. Crissum and Hanks with rounded or elongated spots. Iris r ddish. Nostrils inferior, linear, overhung by a scale. Nests large and purse-shaped; eggs white, profusely marked with salmon-colored or reddish spots. a. Spots much larger on throat and jugulum than elsewhere. Inner webs of second to fifth tail-feathers (between middle and outer feaiiiers) black, except at tips. Length, ; wing, ;,t
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