. 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. 264 8YSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. â PASSEBESâ OSCINES. long, soft, and loose, without bright colors or well-marked changes according to sex, age, or season (excepting Atiriparu
. 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. 264 8YSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. â PASSEBESâ OSCINES. long, soft, and loose, without bright colors or well-marked changes according to sex, age, or season (excepting Atiriparus). There may be about seventy-five good species of the Parince, thus restricted, most of them falling in the genus Parus, or in its immediate neighborhood. With few exceptions they are birds of the northern hemisphere, abounding in Europe, Asia, and North America. The larger proportion of the genera and species inhabit the Old World. All those of the New World occur within our limits. Analysis of Genera. Crested. Wings and tail rounded, of about equal lengths. No red or yellow . Lophophames 13 Not crested. Wings and tail rounded, of about equal lengths. No red or yellow- Parus 14 Wings rounded, shorter than the graduated tail. No red or yellow Psaliriparus 16 Wings pointed, longer than the even tail. Head yellow ; bend of wing red . . Auriparus 16 18. LiOPHO'PHANES. (Gr. Xo0os, to^/jos, a crest; ^aiVo), p^amo, I appear.) Crested Tit- mice. Head crested. Wings and tail rounded, of about equal lengths, and about as long as the body. Bill conoid-compressed, vrith upper and under outlines both convex. No yellow on head nor red on vring. Plumage lax, much the same in both sexes at all ag^s and seasons. Average size of the species at a maximum for Parinm. Nests excavated in trees; eggs spotted. Analysis of Species. Frontlet black; sides washed with rusty. Eastern ... bicoCor 4ft Crest like rest of upper parts ; no rusty on sides. Southwestern . .... inomatus 41 Crest entirely blac
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