. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 02 XOUTII AMKUICAN lURDa. Sin/in .Mnlis. (JExrs SIALIA, Swainsox, Sialid, SwAixsoN, Z1. .Tour. Ill, Si-jit. 1>27, 173. (TyiH* Molncilln sinlis, ; Gen. Cuak. Hill short, stout, broailer tliiiu hijrii at the base, then eonip;ess«Ml; slijrhtly iu)t<he(l at tip. Rictus with short bristles. Tarsi not lon^'»'r than the middle toe. Claws considerablv curved. Win«rs nnich lonjjcr than tlie tail; the hrst primary sp
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 02 XOUTII AMKUICAN lURDa. Sin/in .Mnlis. (JExrs SIALIA, Swainsox, Sialid, SwAixsoN, Z1. .Tour. Ill, Si-jit. 1>27, 173. (TyiH* Molncilln sinlis, ; Gen. Cuak. Hill short, stout, broailer tliiiu hijrii at the base, then eonip;ess«Ml; slijrhtly iu)t<he(l at tip. Rictus with short bristles. Tarsi not lon^'»'r than the middle toe. Claws considerablv curved. Win«rs nnich lonjjcr than tlie tail; the hrst primary spurious, not one fourth tlu' lonirest. Tail moderate; slightly lorked. K;.'jrs plain blue. Nest in holes. The species of tliis genus are uU well mavketl, ami adult males are easily disiinle. In all, blue forms a prominent feature. Three well-marked sjiecies are known, with a fourtli less distinct. Tlie females are didler in color than the males. The young are spotted and aireaked with wliite. Synopsis of Species. Common Characters. Rich blue above, duller in the I'eniale. IJeucath reddish or blue in the male, reddish or liijrht drab in the ieiuale. Yoinig with winirs and tails only blue, the head and anterior parts of" body with numerous whitish spots. A* Hrensf reddish, or cJiestuut, 1. S. sialis. No chestnut on the back; throat reddish; abdomen and crissum white. Blue of a ricli dark pm-plish shade. Tail about llah. East- ern Province I nited States, Cuba, and TJerumdas . var. sialis. Blue of a jrreenish shade. Tail about /fah. East Mexico and riuatcmala . var. aznrea.^ 2. S. mezicana. Chestnut, in irrcater or less amount, on the back; throat blue; abdomen and crissum blue, Jluh. W«'st and South Mid- dle Province Cnited States, south to Jalapa, Cordova, and Colima. B. Breast hlne (Jif/ht drah in 9). 3. S. arctica. Entirely rich frreenish-blue; abdomen white. Jlab. Middle l^rovincc United States; Fort Franklin, British America. Sialia sialis, Baird. EASTE
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