A Synopsis of the Birds of North AmericaAudubon, John James
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A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
Audubon, John James
Birds -- Classification; Birds -- North America
Bill moderately stout; tail long, emarginate, and rounded. Upper part
of the head and hind neck, with a large patch on the fore neck, black;
cheeks and sides of the neck white; back yellowish-grey; quills and
tail-feathers dark greyish-brown, margined with bluish-white; the
secondaries broadly edged with white; lower parts pale yellowish-red,
the breast white.
_Male_, 5-1/8, 8-1/4.
From Maryland eastward and northward to Lat. 65°. In Kentucky during
winter. Never in the southern parts.
Black-capt Titmouse, Parus atricapillus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v.
i. p. 134.
Parus atricapillus, Bonap. Syn. p. 100.
Black-capt Titmouse, Nutt. Man. p. 241.
Black-capt Titmouse, Parus atricapillus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v.
iv. p. 374.
127. 3. Parus Carolinensis, Aud. Carolina Tit.
Plate CLX. Male and Female.
Bill very short, moderately stout; tail rather long, emarginate, and
rounded. Upper part of the head and hind neck, with a large patch on
the fore neck, black; cheeks and sides of the neck greyish-white; back
yellowish-grey; quills and tail-feathers dark greyish-brown, margined
with bluish-white, secondaries not conspicuously; lower parts
greyish-white, tinged with yellow. This species is very similar to the
last, but much inferior in size.
_Male_, 4-1/4, 6.
Breeds from Texas to New Jersey. Rather abundant. Resident.
Carolina Titmouse, Parus Carolinensis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii.
p. 341; v. v. p. 474.
128. 4. Parus Hudsonicus, Lath. Hudson's Bay Tit.
Plate CXCIV. Male, Female, and Young.
Bill short, moderately stout; tail long, emarginate, and considerably
rounded. Upper parts dull light brown, tinged with grey; fore neck
black; cheeks and sides of the neck white; breast and abdomen white,
sides light yellowish-brown.
_Male_, 5, 7.
Northern parts of Maine, during winter. Breeds from New Brunswick to
Labrador and Hudson's Bay. Common. Migratory.
Parus Hudsonicus, Lath. Ind. Orn. v. ii. p. 566.
Hudson's Bay Titmouse, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 543.
129. 5. Parus rufescens, Towns. Chestnut-backed Tit.
Plate CCCLIII. Fig. 1. Male. Fig. 2. Female.
Bill moderately stout; tail rather long, emarginate, scarcely rounded;
upper part of head and hind neck dark brown, fore neck of a deeper
tint of the same; cheeks and sides of neck white; back, rump, and
sides of the body under the wings bright chestnut; the rest of the
lower parts greyish-white.
_Male_, 4-1/2, wing, 2-3/8.
Columbia River. Abundant. Resident.
Parus rufescens, Chestnut-backed Titmouse, Towns. Journ. Acad.
Nat. Sc. Philadelphia, v. vii. p. 190.
Chestnut-backed Titmouse, Parus rufescens, Aud. Orn. Biog. v.
iv. p. 371.
130. 6. Parus minimus, Towns. Chestnut-crowned Tit.
Plate CCCLIII. Fig. 5. Male. Fig. 6. Female.
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