. 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 . Bill black; feet dark; iris red. Length ;extent ; wing ; tail nearly ; bill ; tarsus ; middle toe and claw ;1st primary exposed 9 • Black of hea
. 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 . Bill black; feet dark; iris red. Length ;extent ; wing ; tail nearly ; bill ; tarsus ; middle toe and claw ;1st primary exposed 9 • Black of head replaced by dark slate color; upper parts dullerolive, lower somewhat huffy. The black cap of the $ renders the species conspicuous amongall its congeners. Kansas to Texas and Mexico. Nest in small trees or bushes, near theground, pensile from a forked twig as usual in the genus, but eggs white, unmarked; X ; usually 4 in number. Family LANIID^ Essentially characterized by the combination ofcomparatively weak, strictly passerine feet with anotched, toothed, and hooked bill, the size, shape, andstrength of which recalls that of a bird of prey (). The family comprises about 200 recorded spe-cies, referable to numerous genera and divisible intotliree groups, not very well defined, however, of whichthe following typical subfamily is the only one occur-ring in America : — Shrikes Bills, nat. size. (From Baird.)
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