A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3
by T. M. Brewer Robert Ridgway Spencer Fullerton Baird
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- NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. LAND BIRDS. VOL. III.
- CONTENTS.
- RAPTORES.1—The Birds of Prey.
- Family STRIGIDÆ.—The Owls.
- Genera and Subgenera.
- Genus STRIX, Savigny.
- Synopsis of the Races of S. flammea.
- Strix flammea, var. pratincola, Bonap. AMERICAN BARN OWL.
- Genus OTUS, Cuvier.
- Species and Varieties.
- Otus vulgaris, var. wilsonianus, Less. LONG-EARED OWL; LESSER-HORNED OWL.
- Otus (Brachyotus) brachyotus, Steph. SHORT-EARED OWL; MARSH OWL.
- Genus SYRNIUM, Savigny.
- Subgenera.
- Species and Varieties.
- Syrnium (Scotiaptex) cinereum, Audubon. GREAT GRAY OWL.
- Syrnium nebulosum, Gray. BARRED OWL; “HOOT OWL.”
- Syrnium occidentale, Xantus. WESTERN BARRED OWL; SPOTTED OWL.
- Genus NYCTALE, Brehm.
- Species and Races.
- Nyctale tengmalmi, var. richardsoni, Bonap. AMERICAN SPARROW OWL; RICHARDSON’S OWL.
- Nyctale acadica, Bonap. SAW-WHET OWL; WHITE-FRONTED OWL; KIRTLAND’S OWL.
- Genus SCOPS, Savigny.
- Species and Races.
- Scops asio, Bonap. LITTLE RED OWL; MOTTLED OWL; “SCREECH-OWL.”
- Scops asio, var. floridana, Ridgway.
- Scops asio, var. maccalli, Cass. WESTERN MOTTLED OWL.
- Scops asio, var. kennicotti, Elliot. KENNICOTT’S OWL.
- Scops flammeola, Licht. FEILNER’S OWL.
- Genus BUBO, Dum.
- Subgenera.
- Subgenus BUBO, Dum.
- Subgenus NYCTEA, Stephens.
- Bubo virginianus, var. virginianus, Bonap. GREAT HORNED OWL.
- Bubo virginianus, var. arcticus, Swains. WESTERN GREAT HORNED OWL.
- Bubo virginianus, var. pacificus, Cass.
- Nyctea scandiaca, var. arctica, Gray. AMERICAN SNOWY OWL.
- Genus SURNIA, Duméril.
- Species and Races.
- Surnia ulula, var. hudsonia (Gmelin). AMERICAN HAWK OWL.
- Genus GLAUCIDIUM, Boie.
- Species and Races.
- Glaucidium passerinum, var. californicum (Sclater). THE CALIFORNIA PIGMY OWL.
- Glaucidium ferrugineum, Kaup. THE RED-TAILED OWL.
- Genus MICRATHENE, Coues.
- Species.
- Micrathene whitneyi, Coues. WHITNEY’S OWL.
- Genus SPEOTYTO, Gloger.
- Species and Races.
- Spheotyto cunicularia, var. hypogæa, Bonap. BURROWING OWL.
- NOTE.
- Family FALCONIDÆ.—The Falcons.
- Genera.
- Subfamily FALCONINÆ. Genus FALCO, Auct.
- Subgenera.
- Subgenus HIEROFALCO, Cuvier.
- Subgenus FALCO, Mœhring.
- Subgenus ÆSALON, Kaup.
- Subgenus RHYNCHOFALCO, Ridgway.
- Subgenus TINNUNCULUS, Vieillot.
- Genus POLYBORUS, Vieillot.
- Species and Races.
- Polyborus tharus, var. auduboni, Cassin. CARACARA EAGLE; “KING BUZZARD” OF FLORIDA.
- Genus PANDION, Savigny.
- Species and Races.
- Pandion haliætus, var. carolinensis (Gmel.). FISH-HAWK; AMERICAN OSPREY.
- Genus NAUCLERUS, Vigors.
- Species.
- Nauclerus forficatus, (Linn.) Ridgway. SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK; FORK-TAILED KITE.
- Genus ELANUS, Savigny.
- Species and Races.
- Elanus leucurus (Vieillot). BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE; WHITE-TAILED KITE.
- Genus ICTINIA, Vieillot.
- Species.
- Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson). MISSISSIPPI KITE; BLUE KITE.
- Genus ROSTRHAMUS, Lesson.
- Species and Races.
- Rostrhamus sociabilis, var. plumbeus, Ridgway. HOOK-BILL KITE; EVERGLADE KITE.
- Genus CIRCUS, Lacepede.
- Species and Races.
- Circus cyaneus, var. hudsonius (Linn.). MARSH HAWK; AMERICAN HARRIER.
- Genus NISUS, Cuvier.
- Subgenera.
- Subgenus NISUS, Cuvier.
- Subgenus ASTUR, Lacepede.
- Genus ASTURINA, Vieillot.
- Species and Races.
- Asturina nitida, var. plagiata (Schleg.). MEXICAN HAWK.
- Genus ANTENOR, Ridgway.
- Species and Races.
- Parabuteo unicinctus, var. harrisi (Ridgway). HARRIS’S BUZZARD.
- Genus ONYCHOTES, Ridgway.
- Species.
- Onychotes gruberi, Ridgway. GRUBER’S HAWK.
- Genus BUTEO, Cuvier.
- Species and Races.
- Buteo pennsylvanicus (Wils.). BROAD-WINGED HAWK.
- Buteo swainsoni, Bonap. Var. swainsoni, Bonap. SWAINSON’S HAWK; BAIRD’S HAWK.
- Var. oxypterus, Cassin. SHARP-WINGED HAWK.
- Buteo zonocercus, Sclater. BAND-TAIL HAWK.
- Buteo lineatus, Gmelin. Var. lineatus, Gmelin. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.
- Var. elegans, Cassin. RED-BELLIED HAWK.
- Buteo borealis (Gmel.). RED-TAILED HAWK.
- Var. borealis, Gmelin. EASTERN RED-TAIL.
- Var. krideri, Hoopes. WHITE-BELLIED RED-TAIL.
- Var. lucasanus, Ridgway. ST. LUCAS RED-TAIL.
- Var. calurus, Cassin. WESTERN RED-TAIL; BLACK RED-TAIL.
- Buteo harlani (Audubon). HARLAN’S HAWK; “BLACK WARRIOR.”
- Buteo cooperi, Cassin. COOPER’S RED-TAILED HAWK.
- Genus ARCHIBUTEO, Brehm.
- Species and Races.
- Archibuteo ferrugineus (Licht). CALIFORNIA SQUIRREL HAWK.
- Archibuteo lagopus, var. sancti-johannis (Penn.). ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK; BLACK HAWK.
- Genus AQUILA, Auctorum.
- Species and Races.
- Aquila chrysaëtus, var. canadensis (Linn.). GOLDEN EAGLE; RING-TAILED EAGLE.
- Genus HALIAËTUS, Savigny.
- Species and Races.
- Haliaetus albicilla (Linn.). GRAY SEA-EAGLE.
- Haliaëtus leucocephalus (Linn.). BALD EAGLE; AMERICAN EAGLE.
- Family CATHARTIDÆ.—The American Vultures.
- Genera and Subgenera.
- Genus PSEUDOGRYPHUS, Ridgway.
- Pseudogryphus californianus (Shaw). CALIFORNIA CONDOR, OR VULTURE.
- Genus RHINOGRYPHUS, Ridgway.
- Species.
- Rhinogryphus aura (Linn.). TURKEY-BUZZARD; RED-HEADED VULTURE.
- Genus CATHARISTA, Vieillot.
- Catharista atrata (Bartram). CARRION CROW; BLACK VULTURE.
- NOTE.
- Family COLUMBIDÆ.—The Pigeons.
- Subfamily COLUMBINÆ.
- Genus COLUMBA, Linnæus.
- Species and Varieties.
- Columba fasciata, Say. BAND-TAILED PIGEON.
- Columba leucocephala, Linn. WHITE-HEADED PIGEON.
- Columba flavirostris, Wagler. RED-BILLED DOVE.
- Genus ECTOPISTES, Swainson.
- Ectopistes migratoria, Swainson. WILD PIGEON; PASSENGER-PIGEON.
- Subfamily ZENAIDINÆ.
- Genus MELOPELIA, Bonap.
- Melopelia leucoptera, (Linn.) Bonap. WHITE-WINGED DOVE.
- Genus ZENAIDA, Bonap.
- Zenaida amabilis, Bonap. ZENAIDA DOVE.
- Genus ZENAIDURA, Bonap.
- Zenaidura carolinensis, Bonap. CAROLINA OR COMMON DOVE.
- Genus SCARDAFELLA, Bonap.
- Species and Varieties.
- Scardafella inca, Bonap. SCALY DOVE.
- Genus CHAMÆPELIA, Swainson.
- Chamæpelia passerina, Swainson. GROUND DOVE.
- Genus OREOPELEIA, Reichenbach.
- Oreopeleia martinica, Reich. KEY WEST PIGEON.
- Genus STARNŒNAS, Bonaparte.
- Starnœnas cyanocephala, Bon. BLUE-HEADED PIGEON.
- Family CRACIDÆ.—The Curassows.
- Subfamily PENELOPINÆ.
- Genus ORTALIDA, Merrem.
- Ortalida vetula, var. maccalli, Baird. THE TEXAS CHACALACCA.
- Family MELEAGRIDÆ.—The Turkeys.
- Genus MELEAGRIS, Linnæus.
- Species and Varieties.
- Meleagris gallopavo, var. gallopavo, Linn. WILD TURKEY.
- Meleagris gallopavo, var. mexicana, Gould. MEXICAN TURKEY.
- Family TETRAONIDÆ.—The Grouse.
- Genera.
- Genus CANACE, Reichenbach.
- Subgenera.
- Subgenus CANACE, Reichenbach.
- Subgenus DENDRAGAPUS, Elliot.
- Genus CENTROCERCUS, Swainson.
- Centrocercus urophasianus, (Bon.) Sw. SAGE-COCK; COCK OF THE PLAINS.
- Genus PEDIŒCETES, Baird.
- Species and Varieties.
- Pediœcetes phasianellus, var. phasianellus, Elliot. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE.
- Pediœcetes phasianellus, var. columbianus, Baird. COLUMBIA SHARP-TAIL.
- Genus CUPIDONIA, Reichenbach.
- Species and Varieties.
- Cupidonia cupido, var. cupido, Baird. PRAIRIE HEN; PRAIRIE CHICKEN; PINNATED GROUSE.
- Cupidonia cupido, var. pallidicinctus, Ridgway. THE TEXAS PRAIRIE HEN.
- Genus BONASA, Stephens.
- Species and Varieties.
- Bonasa umbellus, var. umbellus, Stephens. RUFFED GROUSE; PARTRIDGE; PHEASANT.
- Bonasa umbellus, var. umbelloides, Douglas. THE MOUNTAIN PARTRIDGE.
- Bonasa umbellus, var. sabini, Douglas. THE OREGON GROUSE.
- Genus LAGOPUS, Vieillot.
- Species and Varieties.
- Lagopus albus, Aud. WILLOW GROUSE; WHITE PTARMIGAN.
- Lagopus mutus, var. rupestris, Leach. ROCK PTARMIGAN.
- Lagopus leucurus, Swainson & Richardson. WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN.
- Family PERDICIDÆ.—The Partridges.
- Subfamily ORTYGINÆ.
- Synopsis of Genera found in the United States.
- a. Head without crest.
- b. Head with a crest of a few long narrow, keel-shaped feathers.
- c. Crest soft, full, and tufted; composed of short, broad, depressed feathers.
- Genus ORTYX, Stephens.
- Species and Varieties.
- Ortyx virginianus, var. virginianus, Bonap. QUAIL; PARTRIDGE; BOB-WHITE.
- Ortyx virginianus, var. texanus, Lawrence.
- Genus OREORTYX, Baird.
- Oreortyx pictus, Baird. PLUMED PARTRIDGE; MOUNTAIN QUAIL.
- Genus LOPHORTYX, Bonaparte.
- Lophortyx californicus, Bonap. CALIFORNIA QUAIL.
- Lophortyx gambeli, Gambel. GAMBEL’S QUAIL.
- Genus CALLIPEPLA, Wagler.
- Callipepla squamata, Gray. SCALED OR BLUE PARTRIDGE.
- Genus CYRTONYX, Gould.
- Species.
- Cyrtonyx massena, Gould. MASSENA PARTRIDGE.
- APPENDIX.
- I. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
- II. EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING THE EXTERNAL FORM OF BIRDS.
- REFERENCES TO THE FIGURE.
- B. Head.
- C. Neck.
- D. Trunk or Body.
- E. Tail.
- F. Wings.
- G. Legs.
- A. Body in General (Corpus).
- B. The Head (Caput).
- C. The Neck (Collum).
- D. The Trunk (Truncus).
- E. The Tail (Cauda).
- F. The Wings (Alæ).
- G. The Legs (Pedes).
- H. The Outer Covering (Indumentum).
- GLOSSARY.
- GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN DESCRIPTIVE ORNITHOLOGY.
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- INDEXES.
- INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.
- INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES.
- INDEX TO PLATES OF LAND BIRDS.
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