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Subfamily Mimina
THRASHERS, MOCKINGBIRDS, and CATBIRDS. Length 8.00-12.00; tarsus scaled; tail rounded, the outer feathers at least half an inch shorter…
Subfamily Sittina
NUTHATCHES. Bill rather long and slender, the end of the lower mandible slanting slightly upward; wings long and pointed, the third or…
Sept (To Nov breeds in one locality)
to Nov.; breeds in one locality. Nest, a mass of water-soaked, decaying vegetation, sometimes built up from the bottom in shallow water…
Sept (To May a few in summer Sing)
to May, a few in summer. Sing Sing, common T. V., Sept. 21 to May 9; common W. V. when river is open. Cambridge, abundant W. V., Nov. to…
Subfamily Sternine
Terns. Terns are littoral; never, I believe, pelagic. They inhabit the shores of bodies of both fresh and salt water, but are more abundant…
Sandwich Tern
Ad. in spring. - Whole top of the head and crest black; back and wings light pearl-gray; primaries silvery gray; the shaft part of the…
Subfamily Mergina
Mergansers. The Shelldrakes or Sawbills are fish-eating Ducks. They pursue and capture their prey under water, and their serrate bills seem…
Shelldrake
Ad. 8. - Whole head and throat black, more greenish above; a white ring around the neck; a broad cinnamon-rufous band with black streaks on…
Sept (To Dec Cambridge casual T V)
26 to Dec. 4. Cambridge, casual T. V., Apl.; Sept. and Oct. Eggs, eight to twelve, buffy white or pale bluish white, 2.20 × 1.50. SEA…
Sept (To Apl rare S R Sing Sing)
to Apl.; rare S. R. Sing Sing, tolerably common S. R. Cambridge, common T. V., Mch. and Apl.; Aug. to Nov.; a few breed. Nest, of grasses…
Subfamily Fuliguline
Bay and Sea Ducks. The members of this subfamily are to be distinguished from those of the preceding by the presence of a lobe or web on…
Southerly
Ad. & in winter .-Sides of the front of the head washed with grayish brown; sides of the back of the head and sides of the upper neck…
States (At this time their habits)
At this time their habits are practically alike-indeed, they are often found associated. As a rule, they frequent only the sea and its…
Sept (To May Sing Sing tolerably)
15 to May 15. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V. Cambridge, occasional in fall. Nest, on the ground, beneath bushes, frequently some…
Subfamily Anserince
Geese. Geese are vegetarians. When on the water, they feed largely by tipping, as with head and neck immersed and tail pointing skyward…
Sandhill Crane
Ad. in breeding plumage. - Center of the crown and throat white, sides of the crown black, this color meeting on the back of the head…
Sept (To Nov occasional in summer)
to Nov.; occasional in summer. HERONS AND BITTERNS.
Sept (Sing Sing A V)
Sing Sing, A. V. Nest, a platform of sticks, in colonies, in bushes over water. Eggs, three to five, pale, dull blue, 1.80 x 1.20.
Sandpiper
This bird closely resembles the preceding, from which, in summer plumage, it differs in having the upper parts conspicuously margined with…
Sickle-Bill
Ad.-Head and neck streaked, and back barred with buffy and black; wing-coverts, inner webs of primaries, secondaries, and tail varying from…
Sept (Sing Sing A V) (II)
Sing Sing, A. V. Eggs, three to four, olive clay-color or brownish ashy, spotted or blotched with chocolate, 2.58 x 1.85. "These birds, as…
Sept (To Oct Cambridge A V two)
28 to Oct. 25. Cambridge, A. V., two instances, Sept. Eggs, three to four, buffy white, spotted and scrawled with chocolate chiefly at the…
Sept (Cambridge rare in spring)
20. Cambridge, rare in spring; sometimes common in Aug. and Sept. Eggs, three to four, buffy white or creamy buff, spotted with chocolate…
Sharp-Tailed Grouse
Ad. 8. - Prevailing color of the upper parts ochraceous-buff, barred and irregularly marked with black; no neck tufts; outer with black; no…
Sept (Oct not uncommon S R rare W V)
and Oct.; not uncommon S. R.; rare W. V. Nest, in trees, twenty-five to fifty feet from the ground. Eggs, three to six, pale bluish white…
Sept (Sing Sing rare T V May to May)
25. Sing Sing, rare T. V., May 19 to May 31; Aug. 29. Cambridge, rare T. V., May 25 to May 31; Aug. Nest, of coarse grasses, plant down…
States (At irregular intervals it)
At irregular intervals it invades the northern Mississippi Valley in numbers, while still more rarely it extends its wanderings to the…
Sparrow (He is not a true Field Sparrow)
He is not a true Field Sparrow, but prefers old pastures dotted with clumps of bushes or young cedars. There is something winning in his…
Sept (To Nov Mch to Apl)
20 to Nov. 25; Mch. 20 to Apl. 20. Nest, of grasses, moss, and rootlets, lined with fine grasses and long hairs, on or near the ground…
Sept (To Oct)
15 to Oct. 5. Nest, generally similar to that of M. fasciata, on the ground. "Eggs, four to five, pale green or buffish, sometimes almost…
Sparrow (Their song is a simple sweet)
Their song is a simple, sweet, but somewhat monotonous tweet-tweet-tweet, repeated many times, all on one note, and sometimes running into…
Swallow (Ad Forehead whitish crown)
Ad.-Forehead whitish, crown steel-blue, throat and sides of the head chestnut; a brownish gray ring around the neck; breast brownish gray…
Sept
1. Nest, of mud, generally retort- or pocket-shaped, beneath cliffs or the eaves of a barn or other building. Eggs, four to five, white…
Swallow (Enlarged With the Bank Swallow)
(Enlarged.) With the Bank Swallow this bird differs from our other Swallows in the absence of metallic colors, while from the Bank Swallow…
Sept (II)
25. Nest, pensile, of grasses and plant fibers, firmly and smoothly interwoven, lined with fine grasses, suspended from a forked branch…
Second Group (Throat black gray ashy white)
Throat black, gray, ashy, white, whitish, brown, or buffy. I. Throat and upper breast one color, black, gray, ashy, or brown, very…
Sept (III)
12 to 30. Nest, of strips of bark and other fibrous materials, lined with hair, on or near the ground. Eggs, four, white, sprinkled with…
Sept (To Nov rare Apl to May a very)
20 to Nov. 25; rare, Apl. 10 to May 1: a very few winter. Nest, of small twigs and moss, lined with feathers, in the roots of a tree…
States (Frequently they are found)
Frequently they are found associated. The Woodpeckers generally keep to the tree tops, the Warblers live on or near the ground, while the…
Sept (To Apl)
20 to Apl. 25. Nest, generally pensile, of green mosses, lined with fine strips of soft inner bark, fine black rootlets, and feathers, in…
Swainson's Thrush
The last is rarely heard" (Brewster, 1. c., p. 467). 758a. Turdus ustulatus swainsonii (Cab.). OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH; SWAINSON'S THRUSH. Ad…
Second Group (With red in the plumage)
With red in the plumage. 1. With red on the under parts. A. Throat red. a. Length 7.00; wings and tail black; rest of plumage bright…
Sept, Sept & Second Group
3 to Oct. 28; a few summer. Cambridge, T. V. in Apl.; very common 12. Cambridge, S. R., much less common than formerly, Apl. 28 to