. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THK WAUHLKUS. 823 Si'. Chau. Mule. Prcviiilini^M'olor liliirlc. A cciitial line (in llu? liroiist, tlii' aluloincn, and under tail-coverts wliile ; »ouw Irallicrs in (he latter stroiiuly tinach side of Ihe breast, and the; axillary rejrion, oran'/e-ri'd, of a vermilion shade on the breast. Fcnnilc with the l>laelv replace<l by olive-green above by brownish-wlnto beneath, the red rei)laced by yellow ; the head tini,red with ash ; a gMyish-wdiite lore and ring roinid the
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THK WAUHLKUS. 823 Si'. Chau. Mule. Prcviiilini^M'olor liliirlc. A cciitial line (in llu? liroiist, tlii' aluloincn, and under tail-coverts wliile ; »ouw Irallicrs in (he latter stroiiuly tinach side of Ihe breast, and the; axillary rejrion, oran'/e-ri'd, of a vermilion shade on the breast. Fcnnilc with the l>laelv replace<l by olive-green above by brownish-wlnto beneath, the red rei)laced by yellow ; the head tini,red with ash ; a gMyish-wdiite lore and ring roinid the eye. Length, ').25 ; wing, ;)(l; tail, llAt!. Eastern and in part Middle Provinces of .Xortli .\inerica to Kort Simpson, west to Great Salt Lake-; Kort Laraini(;; Denver City ; most of tlie West Indies; .Mexico toEcnador. The yomiy malti in early iuitiinin greatly resembles in pliunage the utliilt female, but has the upper tail-coverts ami tail deep black, .sharply contrasted with the olive of the rump, instead of having tlie ujjper tail-coverts olive, the tail sim])ly dusky; in addition the back is more greenish-olive, and the alxlonien and crissum ])ure wiute. The nitile docs not obtain the perfect adult plumage until about the third yetir. Habits. The so-called Hcdstiirt has an extended distribution from the Atliuitic to the liocky Mountains, and from Florida to high nortliern latitudes, having been found brceiling at Fort Simpson by ^Mr. Hoss, and tit Fort Iicsolution by Mr. Kennicott and Mr. Lockliart. It is generally abundant in suitidde localities, and probably breeds wherever found north of the Potomac. It winters in large nunil)ers in (iuate- mahi and in other jiarts of Central America, as well iis in the West Indies. It is common in St. in the sMring, and is especially seen about houses, according to Newton, there until the end of April. found this species abundant on the Saskatchewan, as far to the north as the Hfty-eighth parallel.
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