A History of North American Birds, Land Birds. Volume 2

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Robert Ridgway. A History of North American Birds, Land Birds. Volume 2

NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS

Family FRINGILLIDÆ.—The Finches. (Continued.)

Subfamily PASSERELLINÆ

Subfamily SPIZINÆ

Family ALAUDIDÆ.—The Larks

Family ICTERIDÆ.—The Orioles

Subfamily AGELAINÆ

Subfamily ICTERINÆ

Subfamily QUISCALINÆ

Family STURNIDÆ.—The Starlings

Family CORVIDÆ.—The Crows

Subfamily CORVINÆ

Subfamily GARRULINÆ

Family TYRANNIDÆ.—Tyrant Flycatchers

Family ALCEDINIDÆ.—The Kingfishers

Family CAPRIMULGIDÆ.—The Goatsuckers

Subfamily CAPRIMULGINÆ

Family CYPSELIDÆ.—The Swifts

Subfamily CYPSELINÆ

Subfamily CHÆTURINÆ

Family TROCHILIDÆ.—The Humming-Birds

Family CUCULIDÆ.—The Cuckoos

Subfamily COCCYGINÆ

Family PICIDÆ.—The Woodpeckers

Subfamily PICINÆ

Family PSITTACIDÆ.—The Parrots

Subfamily SITTACINÆ

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Spizella monticola.

871 ♂

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Mr. Dresser found, early in May, numbers of these birds in the mesquite thickets near the San Antonio and Medina Rivers, and, as he found them equally numerous there in July, he naturally infers that they breed in that neighborhood. Dr. Heermann obtained some eggs which he had no doubt belonged to this species, though he was unable to secure the parent.

It has also been found in Western Texas and in the Indian Territory by Mr. J. H. Clark, in Texas by Dr. Lincecum, at the Kiowa agency by Dr. Palmer, and on the Yellowstone by Dr. Hayden.

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