Ovenbird

“Golden-crowned Wagtail Warbler. Golden-crowned Accentor. Golden-crowned Thrush. Oven-bird. Seiurus aurocapillus. Entire upper parts, including the wings and tail, uniform bright olive-green, without markings. Top of head with black lateral stripes, bounding a golden-brown or dull orange space. A white ring round eye; no white superciliary stripe. Under parts white, thickly spotted with dusky on the breast, the spots lengthening into streaks on the sides; a narrow black maxillary line; under wing-coverts tinged with yellow. Legs flesh-colored.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, golden-crowned thrush, ornithology, insectivorous, golden-crowned accentor, ovenbird, songbirds, oven-bird, North American birds, ground birds, New World birds, bird sketches, Golden-crowned Wagtail Warbler, Seiurus aurocapillus

Galleries

Birds: M-O

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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