. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Underparts, white, faintly yellowish,streaked, with brownish bhick; throat,showing more or less dots or streaks ; uo white ou tail feathers. Grinnells Water=Thrush. Seiurus noveboracensis notahilixSee No. 517. Throat, v/iiite; uuderparts, wliite, faintly tiuged witli tawuy; In-east and sidesof body, streaked with dark brown; throat, not streaked; no white on tailfeathers. Louisiana Water=Thrush. Sciuriis motacilla. See No. 518. Underparts, oniyish white or bully white, more or less streaked with dark brown
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Underparts, white, faintly yellowish,streaked, with brownish bhick; throat,showing more or less dots or streaks ; uo white ou tail feathers. Grinnells Water=Thrush. Seiurus noveboracensis notahilixSee No. 517. Throat, v/iiite; uuderparts, wliite, faintly tiuged witli tawuy; In-east and sidesof body, streaked with dark brown; throat, not streaked; no white on tailfeathers. Louisiana Water=Thrush. Sciuriis motacilla. See No. 518. Underparts, oniyish white or bully white, more or less streaked with dark brown;greater portion of outer tail feathers, white; hind too, with claw longerthan middle toe, with claw. in Family Motaeillida, and is very difter-ent from a Warbler, but might be mistaken for one by the American Anthtis No. 530. Throat, faintly yellow ; underparts, not streaked ; more or less black on cheeksand breast; hind toe nail, straight and long. This species belongs in FamilyAlaudidje, but is included liere as well as in its proper place for the benefit ofpersons unfamiliar with birds, who might look for it under tins section. Prairie Shore No. 358. FAMILY MOTACILLID^E.—PIPITS AND WAGTAILS. 311 FAMILY MOTACILLID^. Pipits and Wagtails. Bill, slender ; first primary, not short, the first, second, and third,being about equal in length ; hind toe and claw, longer than middle toeand claw ; hind toe nail, long, in this somewhat resembling larks, butno tufts of hair-like feathers over nostrils.
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