. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 338 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. D. Culmen over 1J long .5. Murre. D. Culmen less than If long 6. Briinnich's Murre. E. Greater wing coverts wholly white 4. Mandt's GuiUemot. E. Greater wing coverts black at base 3. Black Guillemot. F. Upper parts, including a band around throat, brownish-black ; belly- white 2. Puffin. F. Upper parts a glossy blue-black ; belly grayish-brown ; head of the adult with crests o£ yellow feathers 1. Tufted Puffin. 1. Tufted Puffin (12. Lunda
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 338 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. D. Culmen over 1J long .5. Murre. D. Culmen less than If long 6. Briinnich's Murre. E. Greater wing coverts wholly white 4. Mandt's GuiUemot. E. Greater wing coverts black at base 3. Black Guillemot. F. Upper parts, including a band around throat, brownish-black ; belly- white 2. Puffin. F. Upper parts a glossy blue-black ; belly grayish-brown ; head of the adult with crests o£ yellow feathers 1. Tufted Puffin. 1. Tufted Puffin (12. Lunda cirrhhta). â A bird similar in form to the next, with the upper parts a glossy blue-black and the lower ones grayish- brown. The head is fur- '*'~ \ nished with two crests of 1 I iMeK^i^ ^HBHII'vI yellow, silky feathers above S^JlH^^^^H "^A ^^^ @y^^) ^i^'i ^^^ ^^^^ P<^''- ''^^^HB^^B 8t tion of the head is white. lipPWWHfiii^â¢â ^ Young lacks crests, white ,'â¢/ face, and the grooves of Tiifted Puffin the bill. Length, 15 ; wing, 7f ; tail, 2|; tarsus, \\; culmen, 2|. North Pacific ; accidental on coast of Maine. 2. Puffin (13. Frat&rcula drctica). â A very stout-billed diver, with the upper parts, including a band around the neck, brown- ish-black, breast and belly white, and the sides of the head grayish - white. The bill in life, especially during the breeding season, is peculiarly ridged and of bright red, blue, and white colors. Breeding birds have a horny spine over the eye. (Sea - Parrot.) -"^^" Length, 13; wing, ej (6-6f); tail,2J; tarsus, 1; culmen, 1|. North Atlan- Puffin. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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