. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE l-'INCIIKS. 69 intersciipulnr re},'ion streaked with lilaek. A snperoiliary ami maxillary lino, chin and lliioat. mill central lino of nnih-r ]iarts lioni llie breast to erissiuii, white; the e(lj,'(! of the win^i', iiMil a {.'loss on the breast and middle of belly, yellow. A blaek spotted lint^ from the lower eoiiier of the lower mandible down the side of the throat, coimeetinjf with a crescent ol'streaks in the npper edye of the slate portion of the breast. Length, 5,
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE l-'INCIIKS. 69 intersciipulnr re},'ion streaked with lilaek. A snperoiliary ami maxillary lino, chin and lliioat. mill central lino of nnih-r ]iarts lioni llie breast to erissiuii, white; the e(lj,'(! of the win^i', iiMil a {.'loss on the breast and middle of belly, yellow. A blaek spotted lint^ from the lower eoiiier of the lower mandible down the side of the throat, coimeetinjf with a crescent ol'streaks in the npper edye of the slate portion of the breast. Length, 5,7'i; wing, "; tail. (!. IIaii. Chester County, Penn. But one specimen known (in the Mus. Smith.). It is still a question whether this is a distinct species, or only a variety of E. anwrtciOKi. Tliere , however, little ground lor the last supposition, altliotigh its nirity is a mystery. The original tyite specimen of this species, collected by Dr. J. K. Town- send, still continues to be the oidy one known, and hits been presented by its owner. Dr. K. Michener, to the Smithsonian Institution. H.\nri".s. Only a single sjiecimen of tliis ajipareutly well-marked species has been observed, and nothing is known as to its history. The bird wiis shot by Mr. J. K. Townsend, in an old field grown up with cedar-bushes, near New Garden, Chester Co., Penn., May 11, 1833. Genus HED7MELES, I Ooniaphcii, Bowd. " Kxiurs. iu Madeira, 182r>," .Vjjassiz. (fype, Lojcia lutloviciana, ac- cording; to Cray.) Hahia, lii'.icHKNii. Av. Syst. Nat. 18,')0, pi. . (TyP'S L. ludovidana; not Uabia of bivssox, l,S;il). llci/i/mcks, , Mus. Hein. IS.'Sl, 153. (Same type.) Gkx. Ciiah. Bill very larfre, nnieh swollen ; lower mandible scarcely deeper than the upper; feet almost coo- cothrausline, t;: si and toes very short, the elaws stroufr and much curved, tlioufi'h blunt. First four primaries longest, and nearly eipial, abruptly loufi^er than the lil'
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