. 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 . Fig. 409. — Californian Woodpecker, nat. C. (Bill at a minimum.) (Ad. nat. del. PICIDJE. — PICINJE: WOODPECKERS. 597. M. f. angustifrons. (Lat. angustus, unvrow, straitened
. 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 . Fig. 409. — Californian Woodpecker, nat. C. (Bill at a minimum.) (Ad. nat. del. PICIDJE. — PICINJE: WOODPECKERS. 597. M. f. angustifrons. (Lat. angustus, unvrow, straitened ; frons, forehead.) Narrow-FKONTED Woodpecker. The white tnmlal har narrower; bill somewhat diflVreutly the 9 the white froutal bar is narrower than the succeeding black coronal bar, and b(.thtogether are narrower tlian the red occipital bar; iu botli sexes the frontal bar is hardly over0.:25 in length. Tiiroat decidedly yellowish, and this color also tingeing the forehead iu somecases; pectoral black plate more broken up in streaks than in bairdi, abont as m formicivorusproper. Rather small, Wke formicivorus; wing averaging under , but bill relatively large,about Cai)e region of Lower California. ASYNDESMUS. (Gr. a privative, avv, sun, together; dtafnk, », a bond; alluding toloosened texture of feathers of certain parts.) Hulstlk-hklliku liillalmost colaptine in general aspect,but with short distinct lateral ridgesas in Melanerpes ; as long as head,rather longer tlian tarsus, notIjjoader
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