. 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 . with dusky streaks which tend on the sides of breast to arrow-heads or more or less complete bars ; lining of wings, axiUars, and crissum, mostly unmarked,though some spot
. 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 . with dusky streaks which tend on the sides of breast to arrow-heads or more or less complete bars ; lining of wings, axiUars, and crissum, mostly unmarked,though some spots may appear. No white on rump, tail, or wings. Bill black, much of undermandible pale-flesh-color or yellowish; legs dark. Little variation io plumage with sex, age,or season. Chicks hatch in whitish down, thickly blotched above with brownish-black; thebiU straight, an inch long. Like other exceptional developments of parts of birds, this membergrows to indetermi-nate length. Up to ^==:zz:^^the time it is not over3 or 4 inches long,the species may bedistinguished from by thestrong rufescence ofthe under , whichare nearly clear ofdark markings. En-tire temperate ; breeds nearlythroughout its range;migratory northward,resident in the south,but also S. in winterto C. Am.; uncom-mon in New aboundingly onthe S. Atlantic coast, and on the prairies of the Northwest. 644. Fig. 452. — Hiidsonian Curlew, mucli reduced. fFrom Lewip.) Eggs 3-4, not very pear-shaped,more like hens eggs; to long by broad; clay-colored, tending either todarker olivaceous shades or to buff; spotting generally pretty uniform and of small pattern,in some cases blotched or massed at the greater end, of sepia, chocolate, or umber-brown, thepaler sheU-markings usually numerous and evident. N. phseopus. (;^aioE, ^/jaios, dusky, swarthy; ttoCs, pows, foot.) European stature and general character resembling the Hudsonian curlew; at o
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