Identifier: worldsbirdssimpl00finn (find matches)
Title: The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Finn, Frank
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London, Hutchinson & co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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Fhoto copyright by IV. S. Berridge, F.Z.S. American Cat-bird (Galeoscoptes caroiinensis). (Seep. 119.) The Cat-bird is about the size of a Lark, but much resembles our BlackcapWarbler (Sylvia atricapilla) in colour and shape. (To face p. 118.
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Fhoto copyright hy W. S. Bciricige, F.Z.S. Kiskadee or Sulphury Tyrant (Pi/angus sulphuratus). (See p. 122.) The Sulphury Tyrant is about as bi§j as a Ihrush, brown in colour, withblack-and-white head and yellow breast. THE WORLDS BIRDS. 119 white; they are found in hilly regions in both Old andNew Worlds, but not in Africa excepting in the Atlasrange, nor in the Australian region. The Mocking-birds are a purely American section ofthis group, notable for their long tails. The typicalMocking-bird (Mifmis polyglottus) of North America isgrey, with the wings and tail marked with white. It ischiefly a bird of the Southern States, and there areseveral very similar species in South America. The BrownThrasher (Harporhynchus rufus) is very like our Song-thrush, except for the long tail, pale eyes, and moredecided tints. The Cat-bird (Galeoscoptes caroUnensis), so-called from its mewing note, is a much smaller species. Tits (Parince) are small species, with short wings,strong small feet and b

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