. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — Till'] RKIMMKRS — IlIIYNrilOrs. 198 llnsiiiui'. Rasiil hull' (iiiipvoxiiiiiiti'ly) of tlic bill liii,i;lit vcnuilioii, the iiiim(lil)lo imm' sciirlct, ^ll;l(lillJ,' into yt'llowisli on tin; toniinni ; torniinal jiorlion hlack ; iris diiik lirown ; li'j,'s and IWt villi (ii',inj,'e-vt'nnilion, daws Mack. Adult, in wiiittr: Similar, bnl tlic black more brownish, and iiiiiiiuiitc'tl by a broiul nnclial collar of while. Yu any, first pluDutijc: Ujiper parts light bull', each I'oatlier w
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — Till'] RKIMMKRS — IlIIYNrilOrs. 198 llnsiiiui'. Rasiil hull' (iiiipvoxiiiiiiti'ly) of tlic bill liii,i;lit vcnuilioii, the iiiim(lil)lo imm' sciirlct, ^ll;l(lillJ,' into yt'llowisli on tin; toniinni ; torniinal jiorlion hlack ; iris diiik lirown ; li'j,'s and IWt villi (ii',inj,'e-vt'nnilion, daws Mack. Adult, in wiiittr: Similar, bnl tlic black more brownish, and iiiiiiiuiitc'tl by a broiul nnclial collar of while. Yu any, first pluDutijc: Ujiper parts light bull', each I'oatlier with a. central spot of black, these spots lar,!,'est on the scapulars; lores and suborbital n'i,'iiin uniform pale bulf; a space immediately before and behind the eyes, dusky. Cireater \vinj4-. covcrts slate-black, tipju'd with white ; .secondaries pure white for neaily the whole of the exposed |Hiitiou ; primaries liiack, the fourth, (ifth, and sixth bordered terminally with li;,'iit buff, the four inner ipiilis dusky, ; {gradually into white at the ends. I,)wer j)arts entirely pure white, liill and fei't reddish dusky. Ihiniij ijnumj: Above, very pale grayish buff, irregularly and spai'sely mottled with blackish ; below, immaculate while. .I(^»/^ male: Total length, about to '20M) inches ; extent, 4S.(H) ; wing, ') ; tail, :").,'i(), its fork, about ; culmen, ) ; gonys, ; i irsus, I.;i0; middle toe, .80- ,8,-). Adult female: to 1(, , 'i.'i, (H), , , , .;). As a rule. South American specimens me larger than those from North America, the bill espe- ciiilly being much longer. Thus, in a series of eight adult examples from northern localities, the ni;iiiilible measin'es from 2.!)0 to inches in length (measming from the chin), while in three skins tVom South America, and one each from (iuatemala and Nicaragua, the same measurenu'nt ranges from to 4
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