. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. 67G SYSrE3IATIC SYNOPSIS. — ALECTOBIDES — BALLIFOBMES tigli, shorter than head, the uustrils uear its middle, oval. Toes without lateral margius. Plumage beautif
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. 67G SYSrE3IATIC SYNOPSIS. — ALECTOBIDES — BALLIFOBMES tigli, shorter than head, the uustrils uear its middle, oval. Toes without lateral margius. Plumage beautiful ^dth rich blue, etc. 685. I. marti'nica. (Of Martinique.) Purple Gallinqle. Adult <? 9 : Head, neck, and uuder parts beautiful purplish-blue, blackeuiug on the belly, the sides and lining of wings bluish-green, the crissuui white. Above, olivaceous-green, the cervix and wiug-coverts tinted with blue. Quills and tail-feathers blackish, glossed on the outer webs with greenish. Frontal shield blue ; bill carmiue, tipped with yellow; legs yellow. The frontal shield is obovate, with a point bcliiud. Young with the head, neck, and lower back brownish, the uuder parts white, mixed with ochrey. Length ; extent about ; wing ; tail ; bill fi-om gape about ; tarsus about ; middle toe and claw about S. Atlantic and Gulf States, N. casually to New England, etc.; resident in the South. Also inhabits much of C. and S. Am., and W. I. 64. Subfamily FULICIN/E: Coots. Bill and frontal plate much as in the Gallinules. Body depressed; the under plumage thick aud duck-like, to resist water. Feet highly natatorial; toes, including the hinder, lobate, being furnished with large semicircular membranous flaps. The Coots are emi- nently aquatic hirds, swimming with ease, by means of their lobate feet, like phalaropes and grebes ; but this ability results from very slight modification of a structure shared by the Rails and Gallinules. The
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