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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... present revision . I have endeavored to avoid repetition of matters already published in other works , although I may have failed in this in some cases , as my facilities for examining the literature of the subject have been limited ...
... present revision . I have endeavored to avoid repetition of matters already published in other works , although I may have failed in this in some cases , as my facilities for examining the literature of the subject have been limited ...
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... present a peculiar puffy appearance of the fore parts , and some fullness of the plumage of these parts is recognizable in the prepared skins . The description is taken from specimens from Fort Brown , Texas . - E . C. ] This fine large ...
... present a peculiar puffy appearance of the fore parts , and some fullness of the plumage of these parts is recognizable in the prepared skins . The description is taken from specimens from Fort Brown , Texas . - E . C. ] This fine large ...
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... present bird appears to be erythrocercus of Sclater and Salvin , which I accordingly adopt . It is somewhat a matter of surprise that this particular variety of Myiarchus should occur in the United States , rather than the large ...
... present bird appears to be erythrocercus of Sclater and Salvin , which I accordingly adopt . It is somewhat a matter of surprise that this particular variety of Myiarchus should occur in the United States , rather than the large ...
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... present a long symphysis . The opercula are subround , and the bases of the pectoral fins are quite posterior to them . The dorsal and ventral scuta are triradiate , the median branch of the three being directed anteriorly . A series of ...
... present a long symphysis . The opercula are subround , and the bases of the pectoral fins are quite posterior to them . The dorsal and ventral scuta are triradiate , the median branch of the three being directed anteriorly . A series of ...
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... present species , the only one in which the parts are large enough and sufficiently well preserved for observation , exhibits the furcate character of the femora , which characterizes the family in question among Physoclystous fishes ...
... present species , the only one in which the parts are large enough and sufficiently well preserved for observation , exhibits the furcate character of the femora , which characterizes the family in question among Physoclystous fishes ...
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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