. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 'I 172 , KIACATCHKKS. GKX. 107, »' i !i tlic siiccics iiiiiy lit' projicily put toj^elliiT, as they ii^icc in pieseiiting a cortiiin iisiK'cl not slul^vn liy tlif oilier North Aincrican groups. Fig. l\ob. JS(ii/'s Fh/calclKi\ (m:i\ ish-hrown, piiliT hclow iuid cliniifiiiiir to ciiuui- moii on tlu! l)C'lly iin<f cri.'^siiiii: wiiij,'.s dusky
. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 'I 172 , KIACATCHKKS. GKX. 107, »' i !i tlic siiccics iiiiiy lit' projicily put toj^elliiT, as they ii^icc in pieseiiting a cortiiin iisiK'cl not slul^vn liy tlif oilier North Aincrican groups. Fig. l\ob. JS(ii/'s Fh/calclKi\ (m:i\ ish-hrown, piiliT hclow iuid cliniifiiiiir to ciiuui- moii on tlu! l)C'lly iin<f cri.'^siiiii: wiiij,'.s dusky witli paler ediiin'jrs on tlic iinior (|uills and coverts ; tail jjorfoctly I)Iack ; bill and feet hlack. Youiiircr liirds arc nnicli more; extensively i'nlvoiis or jcder einnanion tliiiii the old, this eolor extending:' far nj) the I)reast, skirting the leathers of the liaek and rnnip, I'orniing eonspieiions eiosshai's and edging on the wings, and sometimes tipjjing the tail. 7 or <S inehes long; wing 4 ; tail 3i, emarginate. A\'est- ; 1)1)., IS"); Cooi'., 320 nighicaxs. /'eicec Pcu-lt. Vlmhc. Dull olivaceous-brown, the head much darker fuscous-brown, almost blackisii, usually in marked contrast with the back ; below soiled whitish, or palest possible yellow, particularly on the I)elly ; the sides, and the breast nearly or quite across, shaded with gra3ish-l)rown; wings and tail dusky, the outer tail feather, inner secondaries, and usually the wing coverts, edged with whitish ; a whitish ring round the eye; bill and feet black. Varies greatly in shade ; the foregoing is the average spring condition. As sunmier passes, the plumage becomes much duller and darker brown, from wearing of the feathers, and then, alter the moult, fall si)cciniens are much brighter than in spring, the under parts being fre- quently decidedly yellow, at least on the belly. Very young birds have some feathers skirted with rusty, par- ticularly on the edges of the wing and tail feathers. The sp
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