Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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Ad. 8. -A broad white band passes around the back of the head from eye to eye ; rest of the head, upper neck, and throat beautifully glossed with purple, greenish, and bluish; lower neck all around, breast, belly, wing-coverts, speculum , and outer scapulars white; back black; upper tailcoverts and tail ashygrayish. Ad. 9. -A white patch on either side of the head, throat, and entire upper parts fuscous-brown; speculum, breast, and belly white. L., 1475; W., 6.50; Tar., 1.25; B., 1.05.

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