. 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; 1887. 474 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—PICARIM—GUCULIFOBMES. 437. G. california'nus. (Of California. Pigs. 324, 325.) Ground Cuckoo. Chaparral Cock. KoAD Runner. Snake Killer.
. 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; 1887. 474 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—PICARIM—GUCULIFOBMES. 437. G. california'nus. (Of California. Pigs. 324, 325.) Ground Cuckoo. Chaparral Cock. KoAD Runner. Snake Killer. Paisano. Mcst of the feathers of the head and neck bristle-tipped ; a naked area around eye ; crown crested ; plumage coarse. ^ 9 ; Above, lus- trous bronzy or coppery-green, changing to dark steel-blue on the head and neck, to purjilish- viok't on the middle tail-feathers; everywhere except on rump conspicuously streaked with white, mixed with tawny on the head, neck, and wings—this white and buff streaking con- sisting of the edges of the feathers, which are frayed out, fringe-like, producing a peculiar effect. Breast, throat and sides of neck mixed tawny-white and black ; other under parts dull Soiled whitish. Primaries white, tipped and with obhque white space on outer webs. Lateral tail-feathers steel-blue with green and violet reflections, their outer webs fringed part way with white, their tips broadly white. Lower back and rump, where covered by the folded wings, dark-colored and unmarked; under surface of wings sooty-brown. Bare space aroimd eye bluish and orange. Bill dark horn-color; feet the same, the larger scales yeUovs-ish. Young birds are very similar, the iridescence developing with the first gi-owth of the feathers, as in a magpie ; more white and less tawny in the streaking. Nearly two feet long ; tail a foot or less ; wing 6-7 inches; tarsus ; bill Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California and southward ; Colorado ; Arkansas Eiver. A bird
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