. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ^^^^^ ^vi^g bluish and dusky, crossed by a whiteband ; side of kead whitish ; under partsdark cinnamon brown. Adult female insummer: crown and face plumbeous or^^^ blackish, sides of head pure white. Adults in winter: head, neck, and under parts pure white, except for plumbeouson back of head and around eyes ; upper parts plain blue gray. Young :upper parts blackish, the feathers edged with yellowish ; under partswhitish, with dusky brown across breast. Length:
. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ^^^^^ ^vi^g bluish and dusky, crossed by a whiteband ; side of kead whitish ; under partsdark cinnamon brown. Adult female insummer: crown and face plumbeous or^^^ blackish, sides of head pure white. Adults in winter: head, neck, and under parts pure white, except for plumbeouson back of head and around eyes ; upper parts plain blue gray. Young :upper parts blackish, the feathers edged with yellowish ; under partswhitish, with dusky brown across breast. Length: , wing , bill . Distribution. — Northern part of northern hemisphere, breeding in arctic regions. In America south in winter to the middle of the United States and along the Pacific coast to Cape St. Lucas; straggling to the Carolinas. Nest. — A slight depression in damp ground, usually without lining. Eggs: 3 to 4, heavily spotted with brown. GENUS Phalaropus. 223. Phalaropus lobatus {Linn.). Northern Phalarope. Bill about as long as head, very slender and sharp; margins of toes. A X«; «^ ^ jmmm ^^ t , Sr ^f \ / 1 ■^
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