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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... Young birds were first seen about May 1 . * 30--10.50 x 15.00 x 4.62 x 4.87 . Mar. 9 , Corpus Christi . HARPORHYNCHUS RUFUS LONGIROSTRIS , ( Lafr . ) Cs . - Long - billed Thrush . Of the Thrushes on our extreme southern border , I found ...
... Young birds were first seen about May 1 . * 30--10.50 x 15.00 x 4.62 x 4.87 . Mar. 9 , Corpus Christi . HARPORHYNCHUS RUFUS LONGIROSTRIS , ( Lafr . ) Cs . - Long - billed Thrush . Of the Thrushes on our extreme southern border , I found ...
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... young , and was situated in the split fork of a tree , some ten or twelve feet from the ground . The exact number of young could not be determined , but there were certainly five or six . On May 3d , I came upon a whole family , the young ...
... young , and was situated in the split fork of a tree , some ten or twelve feet from the ground . The exact number of young could not be determined , but there were certainly five or six . On May 3d , I came upon a whole family , the young ...
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... young , just off the nest , in the dense woods near a bridle - path . I did not secure many specimens , for the reason that , at the time , I supposed them all ludovicianus . Had I suspected that they would prove to be berlandieri , I ...
... young , just off the nest , in the dense woods near a bridle - path . I did not secure many specimens , for the reason that , at the time , I supposed them all ludovicianus . Had I suspected that they would prove to be berlandieri , I ...
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... young . The eggs vary from the other two sets in the ground - color , in having more markings , and in having purple in with the brown . Their average size is 0.80 by 0.60 . The ground - color is decidedly pinkish ; the brown specks and ...
... young . The eggs vary from the other two sets in the ground - color , in having more markings , and in having purple in with the brown . Their average size is 0.80 by 0.60 . The ground - color is decidedly pinkish ; the brown specks and ...
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... young of what he supposed at the time to be Parula americana , but which may prove to belong to this species . I have little doubt that another season will bring to our knowl- edge full accounts of the breeding habits of this beautiful ...
... young of what he supposed at the time to be Parula americana , but which may prove to belong to this species . I have little doubt that another season will bring to our knowl- edge full accounts of the breeding habits of this beautiful ...
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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