. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. American Coot Length, 15 ; wing, 1\ (7-7|); tail, 2 ; tarsus, 2J; culmen. If. North America, north to New Brunswick and Alaska ; breeding locally through- out, and wintering from the Middle States to Central America. FAMILY XLIII. COURLANS (;) A small family (2 species) of large, rail-like birds, with habits like those of the herons. We have only the fol- lowing: 1. Limpkin(207. Aramus gigdnteus). — A very large, southern (Florida and Texas), long- billed,
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. American Coot Length, 15 ; wing, 1\ (7-7|); tail, 2 ; tarsus, 2J; culmen. If. North America, north to New Brunswick and Alaska ; breeding locally through- out, and wintering from the Middle States to Central America. FAMILY XLIII. COURLANS (;) A small family (2 species) of large, rail-like birds, with habits like those of the herons. We have only the fol- lowing: 1. Limpkin(207. Aramus gigdnteus). — A very large, southern (Florida and Texas), long- billed, chocolate- brown;, rail - like bird, with most Limpkin of the plumage. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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