. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Birds of Canada. 79 and the rest of the plumage is pure white; bill, three inches long, and flattened sideways. H. niger.—Backman's Oyster-catcher. The general color of this bird is dark brown ; head and breast, brownish black. It is occasionally shot, in the fall, on the island opposite Toronto. Strepsilas interpres.—The Turnstone. The Turnstone breeds in Manitoba. Visits Canada in small numbers in the spring and fall. Color, blac
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Birds of Canada. 79 and the rest of the plumage is pure white; bill, three inches long, and flattened sideways. H. niger.—Backman's Oyster-catcher. The general color of this bird is dark brown ; head and breast, brownish black. It is occasionally shot, in the fall, on the island opposite Toronto. Strepsilas interpres.—The Turnstone. The Turnstone breeds in Manitoba. Visits Canada in small numbers in the spring and fall. Color, black, rufous, and white above; abdomen, white; head and neck, marked with stripes of brownish-black. ^. melanocephala.—The Black Turnstone. This species is an accidental visitor. Color, darker than the preceding. Length, eleven inches. Family RECURVIROSTRID^. A VOSETS. THE. AMERICAN AVOSET. RecHTvirostra americaina.—The American Avoset. The Avoset is quite accidental in Canada. On. 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 Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : H. Rowsell
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