. 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 . : Above, dark red- 67867S680 681 European Spotted Crake. ^ 9, Mi I V. nl %il 0 ^ipft^, dish-brown shaded with ^^~ olive; hind neck fine- -^r^- ly dotted, other upper ~-
. 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 . : Above, dark red- 67867S680 681 European Spotted Crake. ^ 9, Mi I V. nl %il 0 ^ipft^, dish-brown shaded with ^^~ olive; hind neck fine- -^r^- ly dotted, other upper ~---i^ parts spotted and short- .-^ . ^ ^ly striped with white, \M(^^-^^{\\-^,^and marked with black- > t <- ■ish. Below, slate-gray,fading to whitish onbelly, the breast spot-ted with white, theflanks barred withwhite, the crissum buffTop and front of head,and upper throat black-ish, the crown streakedwith this color and darkbrown. Quills and taildark olive-brown. Irisreddish - brown ; billorange, red at base;legs yellowish-green, livid on the joints. Length about ; wing ; tail ; bill ; ; middletoe and claw Young lack the black face; chin whitish. Europe. Only N. Am. asoccurring in Greenland. P. carolina. (Fig. 466.) Carolina Cijake. Common Rail. Sora. Ortolan. Above,olive-brown, varied with black, with numerous sharp white streaks and specks; flanks, axillars 43. Fig. 466. — Carolina Rail. (From Lewis.) 674 SYSTEMA TIC SYNOPSIS. — ALECTOBIDES — BALLIFORMES. and lining of wiugs, barred with white and bj^hsh; belly whitish; crissum rufescent. Adult(J 9 • Face and central line of throat black, the rest of the throat, line over eye, and espe-cially the breast, more or less intensely slate-gray, the sides of the breast usually also withsome obsolete whitish barring and speckling. Young: Without this black, the throat whitish,the breast brown. Length 5 extent ; wing ; tail about ;bill ;
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