. La clé pour les oiseaux nord-américains. Contenant un compte rendu concis de toutes les espèces d'oiseaux vivants et fossiles à l'heure actuelle connues du continent au nord de la frontière mexicaine et des États-Unis, y compris le Groenland et la Basse-Californie, avec lesquelles sont incorporées l'ornithologie générale: Un aperçu de la structure et la classification des oiseaux; et l'ornithologie de terrain, un manuel de collecte, de préparation et de conservation des oiseaux . 470 SYSTEMA TIC SYNOPSIS. — PICABI^ — CUMULIFOUMES. Grand specieB, bleu mat au-dessus, petit specieB, vert brillant au-dessus de alcyon 423cabanisi 424. 423. C. alcyon. (Lat. alcyon, un roi

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. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated general ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . 470 SYSTEMA TIC SYNOPSIS. — PICABI^ — CUCULIFOUMES. Large specieB, dull blue above , Small specieB, glossy green above alcyon 423cabanisi 424. 423. C. alcyon. (Lat. alcyon, a kingfisher. Fig. 321.)Belted Kingfisher. Upper parts, broad pectoralbar, and sides under the wings, dull blue with fineblack shaft lines. Lower eyelid, spot before eye, acervical collar and under parts except as said, purewhite; the 9 with a chestnut belly-band and the sidesof the same coloiv Quills and tail-feathers black, spec-kled, blotched or hawed on the inner webs with white;outer webs of the secondaries and tail-feathers like theback: wing-coverts frequently sprinkled with white.Bill black, pale at base below. Feet dark; tibiaenaked below. A long, thin, pointed occipital crest;plumage compact and oily to resist water, into whichthe birds constantly plunge after their finny prey.Length 12.00-13.00; extent 21.00-23.00; wing 6.00-6.50; tail 3.50-5.00; whole foot 1.33; culmen 1.75-2.25. N. Am., common everywhere, resident or onlyforced southward by freezing of the waters. This finebird, whose loud rattling notes are as familiar soundsalong our stream

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