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Title: The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, lithographer
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York : Published by J.J. Audubon Philadelphia : J.B. Chevalier
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rly equal, whilst in the commonone, the tail is rounded, and the two lateral feathers are nearly three quartersof an inch shorter than the middle ones; besides which, the central tail-feathers of the present bird are narrowly barred, and not scalloped on theirmargins as in Sturnella Ludoviciana. The nest is not covered over, andthe eggs are considerably smaller, and differently marked. This species isvery shy, but abundant on all the prairies; its flesh resembles that of thecommon bird, and is indifferent eating. Missouri Meadow-Lark, Sturnella neglecta, Aud. 10, 16. Upper Missouri. Abundant. Adult Male. The male measures 10 inches from the point of the bill to the end of thetail, to end of claws 111; alar extent 16; wing from flexure 4^; tail 3.Third quill longest. Bill along the ridge 1 and nearly f, along the edge If;tarsus 1-;; middle toe 1, its claw •§; hind toe -§, its claw ^. The eggs, which are usually four or five in number, measure 1^ inches in N?98 Pl.*90. & ^ i \ ^
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i />//,V/ -^tZ&ZZ&^t « y< s <2L YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 341 length, by f in breadth, pure white ground. The spots are more bold,larger, and of a brighter reddish colour than those of S. Ludoviciana, andare diffused over the whole surface, instead of being crowded toward thelarger end, as is the case in the common species. The irides are brownish,and the hairs on the upper eye-lid longer and more numerous. The generalcolours and markings are much the same in both species, but much paler inthe present one. FAMILY VII.*—MUSCICAPIN^E. FLYCATCHERS.Genus Il.f—MUSCICAPA, Linn. FLYCATCHER. YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. Muscicapa elaviventris, Bciird.PLATE CCCCLXL Male. I am indebted to my young friend Spencer F. Baird, Esq. of Carlisle,Pennsylvania, for specimens of this new Flycatcher, which that gentlemanand Wm. M. Baird, Esq. accurately described in Vol. I. of The Proceed-ings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, (July and August1S43, Nos. 28, 29, p. 28

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