. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . ome dull white about throat, lower part ofhead, and belly. This and the next two species, popularlycalled coots, are very poor food for man, being extremelyfishy. All these scoters are alike in habits, living mainlyat sea, over beds of bivalves, for which theydive. (Black Coot.) Length, 20; wing, 9 (8J-JJ); tail, 4 ; tarsus. If;lulmen, 1 J. Northern North America, living mainlyalong coasts and on large inlaiul waters;breeding from Labrador westward, andwintering south t
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . ome dull white about throat, lower part ofhead, and belly. This and the next two species, popularlycalled coots, are very poor food for man, being extremelyfishy. All these scoters are alike in habits, living mainlyat sea, over beds of bivalves, for which theydive. (Black Coot.) Length, 20; wing, 9 (8J-JJ); tail, 4 ; tarsus. If;lulmen, 1 J. Northern North America, living mainlyalong coasts and on large inlaiul waters;breeding from Labrador westward, andwintering south to New Jersey,Great Lakes, Colorado, and Cali-fornia. ». White-winged Scoter(165. Oid^mia lUglan-di). — A black duckwith white speculumon the wings and awhite spot below theeye. The featherson the side of uppermandible reach al-most to the nostril,about as far as dothose on the culmen. This is the best feature by which todistinguish this scoter. The female (also the male and youngin winter) is sooty-brown, lighter and grayer below, Avithwhite speculum, and more or less of whitish spots on the head.(White-winged Coot.). White-winged Scoter FAM. L. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS 295
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