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 rather short, straight, slightly broader than deep at the base,
compressed toward the end, the edges a little inflected, the dorsal
lines of both mandibles slightly convex, the notches very slight, the
tip acute. Nostrils basal elliptical. General form slender; head
ovato-oblong. Feet of ordinary length; tarsus slender, compressed,
covered anteriorly with a long undivided piece and three inferior
scutella; toes of moderate length, slender; the first a little stouter
than the third, the inner slightly shorter than the outer, which is
adherent at the base; claws of moderate length, very slender, much
compressed, moderately arched, acute. Plumage soft, blended. Bristles
very small. Wings of moderate length; the first or outer quill little
shorter than the third, which is longest. Tail of moderate length,
even.
148. 1. Seiurus aurocapillus, Lath. Golden-crowned Wood-Wagtail.
Plate CXLIII. Male and Female.
Upper parts yellowish-olive, the crown brownish-orange, with two
lateral bands of brownish-black spots; lower parts white, the throat
with two lateral lines of brownish-black, the lower neck, fore part of
breast, and sides, marked with triangular spots of the same. Female
similar to the male. Young without the orange crown.
_Male_, 6, 9.
From Texas eastward. Fur Countries. Not seen in Labrador. Throughout
the interior. Resident in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Abundant.
Golden-crowned Thrush, Turdus aurocapillus, Wils. Amer. Orn.
v. ii. p. 88.
Sylvia aurocapilla, Bonap. Syn. p. 77.
Seiurus aurocapillus, Golden-crowned accentor, Swains. & Rich.
F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 227.
Golden-crowned Thrush or Oven Bird, Turdus aurocapillus, Nutt.
Man. v. i. p. 355.
Golden-crowned Thrush, Turdus aurocapillus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v.
ii. p. 253; v. v. p. 447.
149. 2. Seiurus Novæboracensis, Gmel. Aquatic Wood-Wagtail.
Plate XIX. Plate CCCCXXXIII. Fig. 7.
Upper parts dull greenish-brown, wings and tail dark chocolate-brown,
lower parts pale yellow; a streak of the latter from the bill over the
eye; loral space, and a streak behind the eye dusky; cheeks
yellowish-grey, streaked with brown; the whole fore part and sides of
the neck, the breast, and sides, marked with triangular
blackish-brown spots, which are more elongated on the sides; abdomen
and lower tail-coverts unspotted; bill dusky; feet flesh-coloured and
transparent. Individuals vary, the throat sometimes without spots, the
lower parts pale or yellowish-white, the feet dusky tinged with
purple.
_Male_, 6-2/12, 9-1/2. _Female_, 5-8/12, 8-7/12.
In winter resident from Texas to Florida, including Louisiana. In
summer migrates as far as the Fur Countries. Not Abundant.
Water Thrush, Turdus aquaticus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. iii. p.
66.
Sylvia novæboracensis, Bonap. Syn. p. 77.
Seiurus aquaticus, Aquatic Accentor, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor.
Amer. v. ii. p. 229.
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