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hernesheir commented on the word rinaceous
"Similar to C. fasciata, but with the tail-band wanting or only faintly indicated, the general coloration lighter and more uniform, the rinaceous tints, especially, being more or less replaced by bluish-ash." Key to North American birds, by Elliott Coues, 1894, p. 904.
July 19, 2010
mollusque commented on the word rinaceous
Transcription error for vinaceous, corrected in a subsequent edition:
"Similar to C. fasciata, but with the tail-band wanting or only faintly indicated, the general coloration lighter and more uniform, the vinaceous tints, especially, being more or less replaced by bluish-ash.
--Elliott Coues, 1903, Key to North American Birds, p. 710
July 19, 2010