. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 134 KEY AND DESCRIPTION usually sings while perched on a twig, it occasionally sings a new and varied song while on the wing. Length, 6\ ; wing, 2f (2!-2|) ; tail, 2f ; tar- sus, f; culmen, \. North America from the Plains eastward; breed- ing from Virginia north- ward, and wintering throughout the eastern United States. 39. Lincoln's Spar- row (583. Melospiza lincdlnii).—A huffy- breasted, white-bel- lied, streaky, brown- ish-backed sparrow, with the thro
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. 134 KEY AND DESCRIPTION usually sings while perched on a twig, it occasionally sings a new and varied song while on the wing. Length, 6\ ; wing, 2f (2!-2|) ; tail, 2f ; tar- sus, f; culmen, \. North America from the Plains eastward; breed- ing from Virginia north- ward, and wintering throughout the eastern United States. 39. Lincoln's Spar- row (583. Melospiza lincdlnii).—A huffy- breasted, white-bel- lied, streaky, brown- ish-backed sparrow, with the throat white like the belly. The whole bird, ex- cept the middle of the belly, is sharply streaked. The creamy buff on the breast forms a band across it. This is a western bird of shy habits, rarely seen east of the Alle- ghanies. It is a singer of no great power, and of ^fe* rather strange notes for a sparrow. Length, 5|; wing, 2| (2|- 2|); tail, 21; tarsus, £; cul- men,!. North America; breed- ing chiefly north of the United States, and wintering south of it. 40. Swamp Sparrow (584. Melospiza georgiana). — A common swamp Or meadow- Lincoln's Sparrow. Song Sparrow. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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