magpie

“Pica. rustica hudsonica. Lustrous black, with green, purple, violet, and even golden iridescence, especially on the tail and wings. Below, from the breast to the crissum, a scapular patch, and a great part of the inner webs of the primary quills, white; some whitish touches on the throat; lower back showing gray, owing to mixture of white with black; bill and feet black; eyes blackish.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

birds, Magpie, ornithology, North American birds, omnivorous birds, non-migratory birds, Pica rustica, ground forager, hudsonica, Black-billed Magpie

Galleries

Birds: M-O

Source

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

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