. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 214 BIRDS OF AMERICA COOT Fulica americana GiiirJin A. O. I'. XumbtT J21 i-ee Color I'late 27 Other Names.—American Coot; Mud Hen ; Water Hen; Marsh Hen; Moor-head; Meadow Hen; Water Chicken; Pond Hen; Mud Coot; Ivory-billed Coot; White-bellied Mud Hen; White-bill; Hen-bill; Crow- bill ; Sea Crow ; Pond Crow ; Crow Duck ; Flusterer ; Blue Peter; Splatter; Shuffler; Pelick; Pull-doo. General Description.— Length, i6 inchei. Prevail- ing color, slate, dark above and light below ; forehead, covered by naked shield at base of bill; bill stout, nearly as
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 214 BIRDS OF AMERICA COOT Fulica americana GiiirJin A. O. I'. XumbtT J21 i-ee Color I'late 27 Other Names.—American Coot; Mud Hen ; Water Hen; Marsh Hen; Moor-head; Meadow Hen; Water Chicken; Pond Hen; Mud Coot; Ivory-billed Coot; White-bellied Mud Hen; White-bill; Hen-bill; Crow- bill ; Sea Crow ; Pond Crow ; Crow Duck ; Flusterer ; Blue Peter; Splatter; Shuffler; Pelick; Pull-doo. General Description.— Length, i6 inchei. Prevail- ing color, slate, dark above and light below ; forehead, covered by naked shield at base of bill; bill stout, nearly as long as head ; toes lobcd along cdijrs. Color.— Adults: Entire plumage, dark slate-gray, blackening on head and neck, tinged with olive on back ; under tail-coverts, edge of wing, til's of sccoiida- rii's, and ends of some primaries, tvhitc; bill, ^c/m'/c with small spots of reddish near end and at base of frontal shield; frontal shield, brown; feet, pale olive-c/reenish: iris, red. Downy Young: Blackish above, whitish be- low, with numerous orange-colored hair-like feathers on throat and upper parts. Immature: Similar to adults, but lighter below, and bill flesh color. Nest and Eggs.— Nest: Constructed of dead reeds, grasses, and bits of decayed vegetation; afloat on the water or in the reeds nearby. Eggs : 7 to 16, creamy, hnely and regularly spotted over entire surface with specks of dark brown and black. Distribution.— North America; breeds from central British Columbia, southern Mackenzie, Manitoba, Que- bec, and New Brunswick south to northern Lower California, , Tennessee, and New Jersej', and also in southern Mexico, southern West Indies, and Guatemala; winters from southern British Columbia, Nevada, Utah, the Ohio valley and Virginia south to Colombia ; casual at Fort Yukon, Alaska, and in Green- land, Labrador, and Bermuda. Many people think that the Coot is a Duck because it is usually seen swimming. As a matter of fact, however, it belongs to the Ra
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