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Title: Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. Year: 1918 (1910s) Authors: Maynard, C. J. (Charles Johnson), 1845-1929 Subjects: Birds Publisher: West Newton Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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Text Appearing Before Image: CC, F, cc, 1 234 SPARROWS AND FINCHES.

Text Appearing After Image: CC, G, a, 1. 1-2. G. HONEY CKEEPERS. Coerebidae. Small birds with nine primaries, moderately long wingsFig. 308. and tails, curved, sharp- ly pointed bills, fig. 308;deeply cleft tongue, andsmall sto ma c h . Fre-quent woodlands. Food,chiefly, or wholly, fruitand the sweet juices offlowers. Tropics ofAmerica. a. Bananaquits. Coereba. Tarsi, lon^^; colors, black above or throughout, oftenwith yellow and white markings. 1. BAHAMA BANANAQUIT, C. bahamensis. 4.50;dull black above; line over eye, spot on wing, and beneath,white; rump and patch on breast, yellow. Bahamas, com-mon ; casual or rare in southern Fla. Flight, strong and di-rect. Song, a series of low, crackling notes. Nests, in trees,domed, but irregular in form. H. AMERICAN WARBL.ERS. Mniotiltiilae. Differ from G in having bills less strongly curved, slen-der or flat; stomachs, large. Confined to the continent ofAmerica and adjacent islands. Food, chiefly insects. Eggs,white to greenish, or bluish, spotted with brown of varying

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