. 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 . (Lat. solitarius, solitary; solus, alone. Fig. 225.) Blue-headed Green-let. Solitary Greenlet. Above, olive-green; crown and sides of head bluish-ash in marked contrast, with a bro
. 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 . (Lat. solitarius, solitary; solus, alone. Fig. 225.) Blue-headed Green-let. Solitary Greenlet. Above, olive-green; crown and sides of head bluish-ash in marked contrast, with a broad white line from nostrils to and around (not beyond) eye, and adusky loral line; below, pure white, flankswashed with olivaceous, and axillars and cris-sum pale yellow; wings and tail dusky, mostt>f the feathers edged with white or whitish, andtwo conspicuous bars of the same across tipsof middle and greater coverts; bill and feetblackish-plumbeous; iris brown. ; extent ; wing ; tail ; bill about , stout, nearly ) at base; spurious quill long, about ^ as long as 2d primary. Young and fallspecimens more brightly colored. A stoutly-built species, known at a glance by the bluishcap. Eastern U. S. and Canada, N. to Hudsons Bay and Great Slave Lake; S. in winterto Guatemala; breeds from southern New England and the northern tier of States northward,. Pig. 225. — V. solitarius, nat. size. (From Baird.) 366 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —PASSERES — OSCINES. and thus, like philadelphicus, is chiefly found as a migrant in tlie U. S. It is not rare, butnot so common as oUvaceus, fluvifrons, or noveboracensis ; inhabits woodknd; a delicioussongster. v. s. alticola. (Lat. alius, high; colere, to inhabit, or (in)cola, an inhabitant.) MountainSolitary Greexlet. Like solitariiis proper, but larger, with stouter bill, and darker color-ation ; upper parts nearly uniform dark plumbeous, only tinged with olive on back, instead ofbeing
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