. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. /'. carbo grajrish black, Jilong the edges yellowish white ; lower yellowish white at the base, dusky tuwaiil the end ; iris light bluish green, margins of eyelids dusky ; bare space about the eye dull olive, below it bright red, the gular sac yellow ; feet and claws grayish black " * {Auduuon). Adult, iti tcinttr: Similar to the above, but white ilank-patch and filamentous feathej-s of the head absent. IT l*tiJ^Si. .Vo red in the Iwre skin of the head. Young, Jirst plumage: Above, dull browni
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. /'. carbo grajrish black, Jilong the edges yellowish white ; lower yellowish white at the base, dusky tuwaiil the end ; iris light bluish green, margins of eyelids dusky ; bare space about the eye dull olive, below it bright red, the gular sac yellow ; feet and claws grayish black " * {Auduuon). Adult, iti tcinttr: Similar to the above, but white ilank-patch and filamentous feathej-s of the head absent. IT l*tiJ^Si. .Vo red in the Iwre skin of the head. Young, Jirst plumage: Above, dull brownish gray, the feathers iMrdered with <lull black (much less sharply than in the adult) ; rump and upper tail- • Acconlingto Audubon, the "soft parts " of nn adult female obtained in July were colonnl as follows: " The liill, eyes, and feet are colored ns in the male [see above], as arc the bare parts about the base of tlie bill; only the part under the eye, which is bright red in the male, is bright yellow iu the ;. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880. Boston : Little, Brown
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