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Page 520
... plumage glossed with blue and green . The hen , about one - third smaller , is mottled brown , with rusty breast patch . Hybrids of capercaillie and black grouse are fertile , suggesting a very close relationship . The prairie chickens ...
... plumage glossed with blue and green . The hen , about one - third smaller , is mottled brown , with rusty breast patch . Hybrids of capercaillie and black grouse are fertile , suggesting a very close relationship . The prairie chickens ...
Page 522
... plumage is usually various shades of brown and gray with white , but there are excep- tions , such as the purple gallinule ( Porphyrula martinica ) with its purple neck , bronze - green back , and light - blue shield . Bare skin on the ...
... plumage is usually various shades of brown and gray with white , but there are excep- tions , such as the purple gallinule ( Porphyrula martinica ) with its purple neck , bronze - green back , and light - blue shield . Bare skin on the ...
Page 760
... plumage ( sexes alike ) are nectar - feeders ; those with finchlike bills and , usually , greenish plumage ( males often with orange or yellow markings ) eat seeds , fruits , and insects ; other species are in- termediate between these ...
... plumage ( sexes alike ) are nectar - feeders ; those with finchlike bills and , usually , greenish plumage ( males often with orange or yellow markings ) eat seeds , fruits , and insects ; other species are in- termediate between these ...
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