Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4. köide,1–4. numberU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 |
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... four consecutively paged numbers of that year con- stituting volume II . The four Bulletins of 1877 constituted Volume III , which compared favorably with its predecessors in the extent , variety , and importance of its contents , and ...
... four consecutively paged numbers of that year con- stituting volume II . The four Bulletins of 1877 constituted Volume III , which compared favorably with its predecessors in the extent , variety , and importance of its contents , and ...
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... four numbers indicate respectively the length , extent of wings , length of wing , and length of tail . Other measurements are preceded by the name of the part . Date and locality follow . merous , secured a score or more sets of eggs ...
... four numbers indicate respectively the length , extent of wings , length of wing , and length of tail . Other measurements are preceded by the name of the part . Date and locality follow . merous , secured a score or more sets of eggs ...
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... four feet from the ground and the highest some eight feet , averaging , I think , five and one - half feet . I found their nests in a variety of places - prickly - pear cactus , Spanish bayonet , chaparral , and most commonly in the ...
... four feet from the ground and the highest some eight feet , averaging , I think , five and one - half feet . I found their nests in a variety of places - prickly - pear cactus , Spanish bayonet , chaparral , and most commonly in the ...
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... four beautiful , fresh eggs . The average size of nest was about that of an ordinary four- quart measure , although , from its irregular shape , it would not set into Its depth outside was fully six inches , with an inside depth of two ...
... four beautiful , fresh eggs . The average size of nest was about that of an ordinary four- quart measure , although , from its irregular shape , it would not set into Its depth outside was fully six inches , with an inside depth of two ...
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... four eggs . I wanted the birds as well as the eggs , and decided to leave them until another day , when I would secure all . Fatal mistake ! for when it was next visited the female flew out of the nest before we reached it , was fired ...
... four eggs . I wanted the birds as well as the eggs , and decided to leave them until another day , when I would secure all . Fatal mistake ! for when it was next visited the female flew out of the nest before we reached it , was fired ...
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1873 Elliott Coues abdomen abundant Acad Amer American antennæ apex apical August basal base birds blackish border Bosque County breeding brown Brownsville Bull caudal fin Cham Cham.-Can Clem Clem.-Tin Coll Collector color Colorado convex Cope costal dark distinct dorsal fin eggs Elliott Coues elytra Esox extending fauna feet fore wings Frenchman's Creek fuscous Gelechia genera genus Girard head Hidalgo hind wings inch joint JORDAN Jour July June Kennt Larva larvæ Length List of specimens Locality longitudinal margin median middle Milk River Missouri Mouse River Nature of specimen nearly nest North oblique outer pale palpi Pembina Phila portion posterior prairie Proc prothorax punctured Quar Rafinesque region Rocky Mountains rounded seen side Skin slender species spine spots striæ surface Texas thorax tibiæ transverse Turtle Mountain upper Valley vein ventral