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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... latter part of April at Hidalgo , and shot one female . They frequented the undergrowth of heavy tim- ber on the very bank of the river . TANAGRIDE . PYRANGA ¯STIVA , ( L. ) V. — Summer Redbird . The first I saw of this bird was on ...
... latter part of April at Hidalgo , and shot one female . They frequented the undergrowth of heavy tim- ber on the very bank of the river . TANAGRIDE . PYRANGA ¯STIVA , ( L. ) V. — Summer Redbird . The first I saw of this bird was on ...
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... latter than as seen in crinitus . The light edgings of the wing - feathers are also paler than those of crinitus . The bill is black , not dark brown , slenderer than in crinitus , but not longer than in one of the Texas specimens of ...
... latter than as seen in crinitus . The light edgings of the wing - feathers are also paler than those of crinitus . The bill is black , not dark brown , slenderer than in crinitus , but not longer than in one of the Texas specimens of ...
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... latter , is found common among the timber and mezquite chaparral . The soft- wood telegraph poles give proof also of the numbers of both species . I saw nothing in the habits of this small Woodpecker differing from our Downy Woodpecker ...
... latter , is found common among the timber and mezquite chaparral . The soft- wood telegraph poles give proof also of the numbers of both species . I saw nothing in the habits of this small Woodpecker differing from our Downy Woodpecker ...
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... latter part of April , Mr. Webster gave chase to a pair of these birds , but did not succeed in securing them . 1 SCOPS ASIO MACCALLI , ( Cass . ) Coues . - McCall's Owl . On April 23d , while on the side of a gully in the edge of a ...
... latter part of April , Mr. Webster gave chase to a pair of these birds , but did not succeed in securing them . 1 SCOPS ASIO MACCALLI , ( Cass . ) Coues . - McCall's Owl . On April 23d , while on the side of a gully in the edge of a ...
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... latter is greenish at base , growing dull yellowish at the end . The sparsely haired toes are somewhat like the bill ; the claws are brownish- black . Iris lemon - yellow . Length about 6 inches ; alar expanse 14 ; wing 34 ; tail 24 ...
... latter is greenish at base , growing dull yellowish at the end . The sparsely haired toes are somewhat like the bill ; the claws are brownish- black . Iris lemon - yellow . Length about 6 inches ; alar expanse 14 ; wing 34 ; tail 24 ...
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