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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10 species in this part of Handbook of Birds.

Eider

Ad. 8. - Top of the head black, a greenish white line on the crown; rest of the head, throat, neck, upper breast, back, scapulars, and…

Ernest E (THOMPSON c P c nigricapillus)

THOMPSON. 484c. P. c. nigricapillus Ridgw. LABRADOR JAY.-Similar to the preceding, but darker, the black of the head and neck extending…

Ernest E (THOMPSON Carpodacus purpureus)

THOMPSON. 517. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). PURPLE FINCH. Ad. 8. -Entire body suffused with rose-red, strongest on the head, rump, and…

Eugene P

BICKNELL. Passer domesticus (Linn.). HOUSE SPARROW; ENGLISH SPARROW. Ad. 8.-Crown gray, bordered from the eye backward and on the nape by…

Ernest E (THOMPSON a A holbellii Brehm)

THOMPSON. 528a. A. 1. holbellii (Brehm). HOLBELL'S REDPOLL.-Similar to A. linaria, but larger, the bill longer. W., 3.20; T., 2·35; B., 38…

Ernest E (THOMPSON Calcarius lapponicus)

THOMPSON. 536. Calcarius lapponicus (Linn.). LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Ad. 8 in summer. Hind toe-nail as long as or longer than toe; head, neck…

Ernest E (THOMPSON Melospiza lincolni)

THOMPSON. 583. Melospiza lincolni (Aud.). LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Ad.-. Upper parts streaked with black, brownish gray, and grayish brown…

Ernest E (THOMPSON Lanius ludovicianus)

THOMPSON. 622. Lanius ludovicianus Linn. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. (See Fig. 51.) Ad. - Upper parts gray, wings and tail black, primaries white at…

Ernest E (THOMPSON Cistothorus palustris)

THOMPSON. 725. Cistothorus palustris (Wils.). LONG-BILLED MARSH WREN. Ad.-Crown olive-brown, blacker on the sides, a white line over the…

Eugene P (II)

BICKNELL. THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, ETC.

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