Plate CCCXCIV. Fig. 3. Male.
Bill dusky above, reddish-brown beneath; upper part of head black,
with a median longitudinal band of yellow, changing behind to grey;
upper parts yellowish-brown, tinged with grey; the feathers of the
fore part of the back, scapulars, and wing-coverts, with a central
dusky spot; quills and larger coverts dark brown, bordered with
reddish-brown, paler on the primaries; the tips of the secondary
coverts and first row of small coverts white, forming two bands across
the wing; tail-feathers brown, edged with yellowish-grey; sides of the
head, throat, fore part and sides of the neck, and breast, light grey,
the sides and lower tail-coverts pale yellowish-brown, the abdomen
brownish-white. Young with the upper parts dull yellowish-grey,
streaked with dusky; wings and tail dusky brown, the primaries and
tail-feathers edged with yellowish-green; the lower parts
greyish-white, streaked with dusky, the throat white, with a dusky
band on each side, the sides and lower tail-coverts tinged with light
yellowish-brown.
_Male_, 8, wing 3-5/12.
Rocky Mountains and Columbia River. Rare. Migratory.
Emberiza atricapilla, Gmel. Syst. Nat. v. i. p. 875.
Black-and-yellow-crowned Finch, Emberiza atricapilla, Aud.
Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 47.
GENUS X. PIPILO, Vieill. GROUND-FINCH.
Bill short, stout, narrower than the head, conical, somewhat
compressed, acute; upper mandible with the dorsal line slightly
convex, the ridge narrow and distinct, the sides convex, the edges
somewhat inflected, ascending for more than a third, then direct, with
a slight festoon; notches very slight, tip declinate, narrow; lower
mandible with the angle very short and broad, the dorsal line slightly
convex, the sides rounded, the edges involute, the point acute.
Nostrils basal, roundish, partially concealed by the feathers. Tarsus
of moderate length, compressed, with seven scutella; toes rather
large, scutellate above, the first stronger, the lateral nearly equal.
Claws rather long, moderately arched, slender, compressed, laterally
grooved, acute. Small bristles at the base of the upper mandible.
Plumage full, soft, and blended. Wings of ordinary length, much
rounded, the fourth quill longest; tail long, rounded. Roof of upper
mandible rather flat, with a narrow median and two broad lateral
flattened ridges, tongue compressed, convex above, with a median
groove, horny at the end, and pointed; œsophagus slightly dilated
about the middle; stomach a strong muscular gizzard; intestine short;
cœca small.