. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. LXI. SKUAS AND JAEGERS 335. The shafts of the tail feathers, and the shafts and the basal portions of the inner vanes of the wing quills, are white. The young is some- what streaked with yellowish, especially about the head and neck. Length, 22 wmg,16(15f-16J) tail, 6 ; tarsus, 2f culmen, 2^. Tlie coasts and islands of the North At- lantic, south in America to North Carolina, but very gk^a rare. 2. Pomarine Jaeger (36. Stercorclrias pomarinus). — In usual or
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. LXI. SKUAS AND JAEGERS 335. The shafts of the tail feathers, and the shafts and the basal portions of the inner vanes of the wing quills, are white. The young is some- what streaked with yellowish, especially about the head and neck. Length, 22 wmg,16(15f-16J) tail, 6 ; tarsus, 2f culmen, 2^. Tlie coasts and islands of the North At- lantic, south in America to North Carolina, but very gk^a rare. 2. Pomarine Jaeger (36. Stercorclrias pomarinus). — In usual or light jyliase, a large jaeger with cap, wings, back, and tail blackish-brown, back of neck yellow, and the lower parts white with many streaks and bars of brown, especially on the breast and sides. Dark pliase. — A dark brown to black bird with the lower ' ' parts somewhat lighter, the bill dark greenish, and the feet black. The central projecting tail feathers have rounded tips. • Length, 22; wing, 1-3J (13J-14); tail, 5i-9 ; tarsus, 2; culmen. If. Arctic regions ; south in winter to Africa, Australia, and probably South America. Found on inland waters as well as seas. 3. Parasitic Jaeger (37. Stercord,rius parasiticus). — A smaller bird, but similar in coloring to the last, with the brown of the back not so black- |^^—^-i"^—^ ish. It occurs in a light and a dark phase. The middle tail. 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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