. 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. Fig. 187. — G-eneric details of Myiadestes {M. toumsendi; bill and foot nat. size, wing and tail |). (From Baird.) 14. Family VIREONID-iE: Vireos, or Greenlets. Small
. 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. Fig. 187. — G-eneric details of Myiadestes {M. toumsendi; bill and foot nat. size, wing and tail |). (From Baird.) 14. Family VIREONID-iE: Vireos, or Greenlets. Small dentirostral Oscmes, related to the Shrikes, with hooked bUl, 10 primaries and extensively coherent toes. BUI shorter than the head, stout, compressed, distinctly notched and hooked at tip; rictus with conspicuous bristles; nostrils exposed, over- hung with a scale, but reached by the small bristly erect frontal feathers. Toes soldered at base for the whole length of the basal joint of the middle one, which is united with the basal joint of the inner and the two basal joints of the outer, aU these coherent Warbling Vireo, re- phalanges very short. (Lateral toes unequal in the genus Vireo.) Tarsus equal to or longer than the middle toe and claw, scutel- late in front, laterally undivided, except at extreme base. Wings moderate, of 10 primaries, of. FlO. 188. duoed. (From Tenney.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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