. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. II "^ -c -»". ⢠-jjHCi uitudcs, Look A few |i in the quite SKUA. PARASITIC ( skta. CirAR. Ujiper jiarts sooty brown, varied witli rccldisli Inowii and tlull white, the nape spotted witli l)ntl . uiii;^s and tail Imcmvii, shading; to wliitc at the base, wliich on tlie wint; forms a eonspicnotis pateh wlien in tligiit ; under parts |)aler Ikowh. tiie breast varied with nitons . I)ill.
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. II "^ -c -»". ⢠-jjHCi uitudcs, Look A few |i in the quite SKUA. PARASITIC ( skta. CirAR. Ujiper jiarts sooty brown, varied witli rccldisli Inowii and tlull white, the nape spotted witli l)ntl . uiii;^s and tail Imcmvii, shading; to wliitc at the base, wliich on tlie wint; forms a eonspicnotis pateh wlien in tligiit ; under parts |)aler Ikowh. tiie breast varied with nitons . I)ill. le^s, and feet, blaik. Length alxnit 22 inches. A't-sf. On an inaccessible ocean island ; a hollow pressed in the moss and si)arsely lined with grass and a few feathers. /â â KX'-''- 1-3 (iisnallv 2) ; pale to dark !)utf or huffish brown, sometimes with a slight tinge of olive, marked with darker brown and gray ; average size about X This Sea-Falcon, with raptorial beak and claws, and Hawk-like quality of character, â preying upon the weak and the small of its own race, robbing those it cannot kill, and by way of individuality adding to its relish for flesh and fish a partiality for ecjgs. â this f I 1 I' , ;. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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