. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. WHEATEAK Saxicola cenanthe. Char. Above, bluish gray; forehead and stripe over eyes white; patch on cheek and wings black; rump white; middle tail-feathers black, rest white, broadly tipped with black; under parts white. In the female the upper parts are brown, and under parts buff. Length (>yi inches. JVest, In a crevice of a stone wall or a stone heap; made of plant stems and grass, lined with feathers, hair, or rabbit's fur. Eggs. 5-7 ; pale blue, sometimes spotted with pale
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. WHEATEAK Saxicola cenanthe. Char. Above, bluish gray; forehead and stripe over eyes white; patch on cheek and wings black; rump white; middle tail-feathers black, rest white, broadly tipped with black; under parts white. In the female the upper parts are brown, and under parts buff. Length (>yi inches. JVest, In a crevice of a stone wall or a stone heap; made of plant stems and grass, lined with feathers, hair, or rabbit's fur. Eggs. 5-7 ; pale blue, sometimes spotted with pale tawny, or purple; X The first mention of the occurrence of this species in eastern America appeared in HolboU's account of the birds of Greenland, issued in 1846; it had been reported previously from the Pacific coast by Vigors. In 1854 the name appeared in Cassin's work, and in Baird's "Report" of 1859 it was recorded as "accidental in the northern part of North ; It should not be termed accidental at the present day, for it occurs regularly in Greenland and Labrador and at Godbout, on the St. Lawrence, and has been taken in winter in Nova Scotia, Maine, New York, Long Island, Louisiana, and Bermuda. American writers formerly gave the vernacular name as " Stone- chat," or "Stone Chat," — Coues alone adding Wheatear (as a synonym).. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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