Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian AmericaFront matterReading editionChapter navigation61 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA.PREFACE.CONTENTS.CYANOCORAX LUXUOSUS.—(Lesson.) The Mexican Jay. PLATE I.—Adult Male.MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS.—(Swainson.) The Californian Woodpecker. PLATE II.—Male and female.LOPHOPHANES ATRICRISTATUS.—(Cassin.) The Black-crested Chickadee. PLATE III.—Male and Female.SYNOPSIS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF THE SUB-FAMILY PARINÆ.CYRTONYX MASSENA.—(Lesson.) The Massena Partridge. PLATE IV.—Male and Female.LARUS HEERMANNI.—Cassin. The White-Headed Gull. PLATE V.—Adult Male and Young female.HALIAETUS PELAGICUS.—(Pallas.) The Northern Sea Eagle. PLATE VI—Female.CHAMÆA FASCIATA.—(Gambel.) The Ground Wren. PLATE VII.—Adult Male.ICTERUS CUCULLATUS.—(Swainson.) The Hooded Oriole. PLATE VIII.—Male and Female.CALLIPEPLA GAMBELII.—(Nuttall.) Gambel’s Partridge. PLATE IX.—Male and Young Female.BERNICLA NIGRICANS.—(Lawrence.) The Black Brant. PLATE X.—Adult Male.SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES OF BIRDS INHABITING THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA, NORTH OF MEXICO.NYCTALE KIRTLANDII.—(Hoy.) Kirtland’s Owl. PLATE XI.—Adult Male.EMBERNAGRA BLANDINGIANA.—(Gambel.) Blanding’s Finch. PLATE XII.—Adult Male.CARPODACUS FAMILIARIS.—M‘Call. The American House-Finch. PLATE XIII.—Male and Female.PARUS SEPTENTRIONALIS.—Harris. The Long-tailed Chickadee. PLATE XIV.—Male Adult.QUERQUEDULA CYANOPTERA.—Vieill. The Red-breasted Teal. PLATE XV.—Male and Female.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. (continued 2)FALCO POLYAGRUS.—Cassin. The American Lanier Falcon. PLATE XVI.—Male and Female.PIPILO FUSCA.—Swainson. The Cañon Finch. PLATE XVII.—Adult Male.PYROCEPHALUS RUBINEUS.—Boddaert. The Scarlet-crowned Flycatcher. PLATE XVIII.—Adult and Young Males.CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA.—(Vigors.) The Blue Partridge. The Scaly Partridge. PLATE XIX.—Male and Female.AMMODROMUS RUFICEPS.—Cassin. The Western Swamp Sparrow. PLATE XX.—Adult Male.ICTERUS MELANOCEPHALUS.—(Wagler.) The Black-headed Oriole. PLATE XXI.—Adult Male.TROCHILUS ALEXANDRI.—Bourcier and Mulsant. The Purple-throated Humming Bird. PLATE XXII.—Adult Males.EMBERIZA BILINEATA.—Cassin. The Black-throated Finch. PLATE XXIII.—Adult Male.VIREO ATRICAPILLUS.—Woodhouse. The Black-headed Flycatcher. PLATE XXIV.—Adult Male.PICOLAPTES BRUNNEICAPILLUS.—La Fresnaye. The Brown-headed Creeper. PLATE XXV.—Adult Male.ARCHIBUTEO FERRUGINEUS.—(Lichtenstein). The Ferruginous Buzzard. PLATE XXVI.—Adult and Young.CULICIVORA MEXICANA.—Bonaparte. The Black-headed Gnat-catcher. PLATE XXVII.—Male and Female.GYMNOKITTA CYANOCEPHALA.—(De Wied.) The Prince Maximilian’s Jay. PLATE XXVIII.—Adult Male.PTILOGONYS NITENS.—Swainson. The Black Flycatcher. PLATE XXIX.—Adult Male and Female.TROGLODYTES MEXICANUS.—(Swainson.) The White-throated Wren. PLATE XXX.—Adult Male.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.BUTEO INSIGNATUS.—(Cassin.) The Brown Buzzard. PLATE XXXI.—Adult Male and Young Female.MELANERPES THYROIDEUS.—(Cassin.) The Black-breasted Woodpecker. PLATE XXXII.—Male.CARDINALIS SINUATUS.—Bonaparte. The Texan Cardinal Bird. PLATE XXXIII. Male and Female.SAXICOLA ŒNANTHOIDES.—Vigors. The American Stone Chat. PLATE XXXIV.—Adult.DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES.—Audubon. The Black-footed Albatross. PLATE XXXV. Adult Male.GEOCOCCYX MEXICANUS.—(Gmelin.) The Ground Cuckoo. The Prairie Cock. The Paisano. The Corre-camino. PLATE XXXVI. Adult Male.VIREOSYLVIA ALTILOQUA.—(Vieillot.) The Long-billed Flycatcher. The Whip-tom-kelly. The John-to-whit. PLATE XXXVII. Adult Male.AMMODROMUS ROSTRATUS.—(Cassin.) The Long-billed Swamp Sparrow. PLATE XXXVIII. Adult Male.PLECTROPHANES McCOWNII.—Lawrence. McCown’s Bunting. PLATE XXXIX. Adult Male and Female in Summer Plumage.RECURVIROSTRA OCCIDENTALIS.—Vigors. The Western Avocet. The White Avocet. PLATE XL. Adult Male.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.BUTEO BAIRDII.—Hoy. Baird’s Buzzard. PLATE XLI. Adults?TOXOSTOMA REDIVIVA.—(Gambel.) The Curved-billed Thrush. PLATE XLII. Adult Male.CARDELLINA RUBRA.—(Swainson.) The Vermilion Flycatcher. PLATE XLIII. Males.ORTALIDA POLIOCEPHALA.—(Wagler.) The Texan Guan. PLATE XLIV. Adult Male.BERNICLA LEUCOPAREIA.—(Brandt.) The White-necked Goose. PLATE XLV. Adult Male.THALASSIDROMA FURCATA.—(Gmelin.) The Gray Storm Petrel. PLATE XLVI. Adults.SYLVICOLA KIRTLANDII.—Baird. Kirtland’s Warbler. PLATE XLVII. Adult.SYLVICOLA OLIVACEA.—(Giraud.) The Orange-breasted Warbler. PLATE XLVIII. Adult.DRYOTOMUS IMPERIALIS.—(Gould.) The Great-crested Woodpecker. PLATE XLIX. Adult Male.DIOMEDEA BRACHYURA.—Temminck. The Short-tailed Albatross. PLATE L. Adult Male.Transcriber’s NotesBeginning of this editionNext chapter →ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA.All chapters and sections (61)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA.PREFACE.CONTENTS.CYANOCORAX LUXUOSUS.—(Lesson.) The Mexican Jay. PLATE I.—Adult Male.MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS.—(Swainson.) The Californian Woodpecker. PLATE II.—Male and female.LOPHOPHANES ATRICRISTATUS.—(Cassin.) The Black-crested Chickadee. PLATE III.—Male and Female.SYNOPSIS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF THE SUB-FAMILY PARINÆ.CYRTONYX MASSENA.—(Lesson.) The Massena Partridge. PLATE IV.—Male and Female.LARUS HEERMANNI.—Cassin. The White-Headed Gull. PLATE V.—Adult Male and Young female.HALIAETUS PELAGICUS.—(Pallas.) The Northern Sea Eagle. PLATE VI—Female.CHAMÆA FASCIATA.—(Gambel.) The Ground Wren. PLATE VII.—Adult Male.ICTERUS CUCULLATUS.—(Swainson.) The Hooded Oriole. PLATE VIII.—Male and Female.CALLIPEPLA GAMBELII.—(Nuttall.) Gambel’s Partridge. PLATE IX.—Male and Young Female.BERNICLA NIGRICANS.—(Lawrence.) The Black Brant. PLATE X.—Adult Male.SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES OF BIRDS INHABITING THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA, NORTH OF MEXICO.NYCTALE KIRTLANDII.—(Hoy.) Kirtland’s Owl. PLATE XI.—Adult Male.EMBERNAGRA BLANDINGIANA.—(Gambel.) Blanding’s Finch. PLATE XII.—Adult Male.CARPODACUS FAMILIARIS.—M‘Call. The American House-Finch. PLATE XIII.—Male and Female.PARUS SEPTENTRIONALIS.—Harris. The Long-tailed Chickadee. PLATE XIV.—Male Adult.QUERQUEDULA CYANOPTERA.—Vieill. The Red-breasted Teal. PLATE XV.—Male and Female.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. (continued 2)FALCO POLYAGRUS.—Cassin. The American Lanier Falcon. PLATE XVI.—Male and Female.PIPILO FUSCA.—Swainson. The Cañon Finch. PLATE XVII.—Adult Male.PYROCEPHALUS RUBINEUS.—Boddaert. The Scarlet-crowned Flycatcher. PLATE XVIII.—Adult and Young Males.CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA.—(Vigors.) The Blue Partridge. The Scaly Partridge. PLATE XIX.—Male and Female.AMMODROMUS RUFICEPS.—Cassin. The Western Swamp Sparrow. PLATE XX.—Adult Male.ICTERUS MELANOCEPHALUS.—(Wagler.) The Black-headed Oriole. PLATE XXI.—Adult Male.TROCHILUS ALEXANDRI.—Bourcier and Mulsant. The Purple-throated Humming Bird. PLATE XXII.—Adult Males.EMBERIZA BILINEATA.—Cassin. The Black-throated Finch. PLATE XXIII.—Adult Male.VIREO ATRICAPILLUS.—Woodhouse. The Black-headed Flycatcher. PLATE XXIV.—Adult Male.PICOLAPTES BRUNNEICAPILLUS.—La Fresnaye. The Brown-headed Creeper. PLATE XXV.—Adult Male.ARCHIBUTEO FERRUGINEUS.—(Lichtenstein). The Ferruginous Buzzard. PLATE XXVI.—Adult and Young.CULICIVORA MEXICANA.—Bonaparte. The Black-headed Gnat-catcher. PLATE XXVII.—Male and Female.GYMNOKITTA CYANOCEPHALA.—(De Wied.) The Prince Maximilian’s Jay. PLATE XXVIII.—Adult Male.PTILOGONYS NITENS.—Swainson. The Black Flycatcher. PLATE XXIX.—Adult Male and Female.TROGLODYTES MEXICANUS.—(Swainson.) The White-throated Wren. PLATE XXX.—Adult Male.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.BUTEO INSIGNATUS.—(Cassin.) The Brown Buzzard. PLATE XXXI.—Adult Male and Young Female.MELANERPES THYROIDEUS.—(Cassin.) The Black-breasted Woodpecker. PLATE XXXII.—Male.CARDINALIS SINUATUS.—Bonaparte. The Texan Cardinal Bird. PLATE XXXIII. Male and Female.SAXICOLA ŒNANTHOIDES.—Vigors. The American Stone Chat. PLATE XXXIV.—Adult.DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES.—Audubon. The Black-footed Albatross. PLATE XXXV. Adult Male.GEOCOCCYX MEXICANUS.—(Gmelin.) The Ground Cuckoo. The Prairie Cock. The Paisano. The Corre-camino. PLATE XXXVI. Adult Male.VIREOSYLVIA ALTILOQUA.—(Vieillot.) The Long-billed Flycatcher. The Whip-tom-kelly. The John-to-whit. PLATE XXXVII. Adult Male.AMMODROMUS ROSTRATUS.—(Cassin.) The Long-billed Swamp Sparrow. PLATE XXXVIII. Adult Male.PLECTROPHANES McCOWNII.—Lawrence. McCown’s Bunting. PLATE XXXIX. Adult Male and Female in Summer Plumage.RECURVIROSTRA OCCIDENTALIS.—Vigors. The Western Avocet. The White Avocet. PLATE XL. Adult Male.SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.BUTEO BAIRDII.—Hoy. Baird’s Buzzard. PLATE XLI. Adults?TOXOSTOMA REDIVIVA.—(Gambel.) The Curved-billed Thrush. PLATE XLII. Adult Male.CARDELLINA RUBRA.—(Swainson.) The Vermilion Flycatcher. PLATE XLIII. Males.ORTALIDA POLIOCEPHALA.—(Wagler.) The Texan Guan. PLATE XLIV. Adult Male.BERNICLA LEUCOPAREIA.—(Brandt.) The White-necked Goose. PLATE XLV. Adult Male.THALASSIDROMA FURCATA.—(Gmelin.) The Gray Storm Petrel. PLATE XLVI. Adults.SYLVICOLA KIRTLANDII.—Baird. Kirtland’s Warbler. PLATE XLVII. Adult.SYLVICOLA OLIVACEA.—(Giraud.) The Orange-breasted Warbler. PLATE XLVIII. Adult.DRYOTOMUS IMPERIALIS.—(Gould.) The Great-crested Woodpecker. PLATE XLIX. Adult Male.DIOMEDEA BRACHYURA.—Temminck. The Short-tailed Albatross. PLATE L. Adult Male.Transcriber’s NotesIllustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian AmericaPlate 1 The Mexican Jay Cyanocorax luxuosus (Lesson)◇ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA. →
