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Title: Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. : Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American birds not given by former American authors, and a general synopsis of North American ornithology.
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Cassin, John, 1813-1869 J.B. Lippincott & Co., publisher White, George G. (George Gorgas), d. 1898, ill Hitchcock, William E., lithographer Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, lithographer
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Philadelphia: : J.B. Lippincott & Co.
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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of which are natives of SouthAmerica, and we have seen the latter also from Mexico. The three birdsresemble each other in general form in a very considerable degree, and incolors are almost absolutely the same, the prevalent black of the plumagediffering only in shade. Generic and specific distinctions can, however,readily be made out on comparison of specimens. Fluvicola has the billlonger and not so wide at the base and with much stronger bristles; thewings are differently constructed, the first primary being long and welldeveloped, not short or rudimentary as in Ptilogonys. In those two speciesof Fluvicola, which differ from each other materially only in size, the whitespot is more at the base of the wing feathers than in Ptilogonys nitens, inwhich it occupies the middle third of the primaries. Fluvicola comata is thesame as Blechropus cristatus, Swainson, in Naturalists Library, Fly-catchers, p. 99, plate 7. No other species of Ptilogonys is black. Cassirillliislraliaiis Ilalr jO
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^y^/(^fy c /^fi^rf>t^.a--n /m^-t^- Troglodytes mexicaiius OiiSloneV^^E Hifchcock Lilh Prinled&Col by J T Boweiaiu. TROGLODYTES MEXICANUS. — (Swainson.) TuE White-throated Wren. PLATE XXX. —Adult Male. In the United States, the little House Wren is associated with so manypleasing recollections, and possesses such pre-eminently social and familiarhabits, that one almost expects in all birds bearing the name of wrens, to findsimilarity of disposition, and perhaps similar regard from the people of otherlands. But this is by no means the case. There is really but one HouseWren, and that is the little fellow who comes punctually in the early spring,and evidently without a doubt of his being welcome to take possession of thebox or other habitation of the previous season, perhaps of many seasons.And forthwith he commences housekeeping, which usually, if no accidentaldiscouragements intervene, is very successful, as one may judge from thenumber of little heads soon to be seen by pee

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