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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5 species in this part of Handbook of Birds.

Measurements

All the measurements given are in English inches and hundredths. Those of birds are average measurements, taken for the most part from…

Mearns's Birds of the Hudson Highlands

A variation of about ten per cent from the figures given may be expected. The total length (= L.) of a bird is found by gently stretching…

Marsh Hen (Ad A glossy black streak)

Ad. - A glossy black streak on either side of the upper neck; top of the head and back of the neck bluish slate, more or less washed with…

Marsh Hen (See Fig a Ad Upper parts very)

(See Fig. 22, a.) Ad. - Upper parts very pale greenish olive, the feathers widely margined with gray; wings and tail grayish brown…

Marsh Wren

(Natural size.) Nest, globular, the entrance on one side, of grasses, lined with plant down, on or near the ground, in a tussock of tall…

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