. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. LKINATORIIMO- TIIK - UKINATOU. 453 Yinivij: Siiniliir to thai of IL inniin; Inil U'^iimIIv iiuuli siimlltT, the imj,'lt' of the Diuiulihlt- less |iroiiiiiu'iit. Total lciij,'th, about 2!).(H1 imlics ; extent ;?!l.:i(i; wiii^-, 1:.m:.-1;!.:;o {iiveraj,'e, ;rt); I'ulmeii, â¢J.:)(»:) (:!.(i(l); .leplli of liill thi'oll','h liase, .;) (.7H); tarsus, 2.!>(>-;i.:{() (); outer toe, ;j. t"> ;5.!).") (;».7(>). (Imvo adults.) Tiie only North Anierii'a
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. LKINATORIIMO- TIIK - UKINATOU. 453 Yinivij: Siiniliir to thai of IL inniin; Inil U'^iimIIv iiuuli siimlltT, the imj,'lt' of the Diuiulihlt- less |iroiiiiiu'iit. Total lciij,'th, about 2!).(H1 imlics ; extent ;?!l.:i(i; wiii^-, 1:.m:.-1;!.:;o {iiveraj,'e, ;rt); I'ulmeii, â¢J.:)(»:) (:!.(i(l); .leplli of liill thi'oll','h liase, .;) (.7H); tarsus, 2.!>(>-;i.:{() (); outer toe, ;j. t"> ;5.!).") (;».7(>). (Imvo adults.) Tiie only North Anierii'an exaiiiides of tliis speiies in the Natioiuil Museum collection are from Alaska ; several Jocaiitii's in that country heing represeuteil, as the PryMlof Islands and St. Michael' Sidiiiiii'r ailiilt. The youMji of this s|), jiiipticulaily fnll-;;ro\vn specimens, are sometimes ditlicult to distin- Hui-li from immature >in'ciniiiis of /'. iniiinr; luit tlie nieasuremcMts will in most cuses determine the species, U. dtvliiiiK lu'iii^' decidedly smaller ; the two coinpariuj^ al)out as follows : â Winn I'll! II tii]iiy». Hi |>lli oflMll Tiirsiis. t" iM'siril. at iioKlril (/v/,V((v, juv. -.'..M! .07 ; /'. i'//i», juv. i:!.iMi or hiHiv :i.'ji» â ^.^â¢^ .«»» â¢.».7'i- This species a]>]>(';irs ti> lie cninindii to flic Xortht'rii iiml .Xretic l{t'|,'i(iiis of tlu» i;l()l)f. flituif^li iniiri' so ill sniiio parts of tin- lii,i;li iiortlieni ict^ioiis than in others. It is very ran", iitid not. evfii positividy Uiiowii looeeiir. in the riiitcd Statrs. It is iiioro eoiuinon ill till' ri'j,'ioiis of 's I'lay. and tlienee westwanl. On tin,' racilic it is replai'i'd by tlit' /inrijinis, .similar, but of siiialler size and weaker liill. Mr. Murray proeurrd speeimiMis on Hudson's I>ay, ami Iloanie (â¢â¢.loiiriiry,'' p. !.'!(>) refers to the pri'si'iiee id
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