. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — THE snii'p: family - rhyacoimiilus. 279 IIau. The wliolt" of North imtl Midille Aiuericu anil thf KrcuttT imrl of South Ainurictt, ruiij,'iii({ soiitli to Ura/.il and iVni; lncLMliii^' thruu^hout tcmperatu Nortli Aiuuiica, hut chiitly noithwunl ; acciih'iital in Kuiopu. Hp. Chak. AiIuU in guinimr: Ahovo, olivaceous >iatt', lallaT K]iarMt'ly nptTklcd with wliilc, tliu iTowii and iui|if indi^lindly >ln'aki'd witli llii' Hanic ; outiT uii|i('r tail-covcrfH haired with wliili
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — THE snii'p: family - rhyacoimiilus. 279 IIau. The wliolt" of North imtl Midille Aiuericu anil thf KrcuttT imrl of South Ainurictt, ruiij,'iii({ soiitli to Ura/.il and iVni; lncLMliii^' thruu^hout tcmperatu Nortli Aiuuiica, hut chiitly noithwunl ; acciih'iital in Kuiopu. Hp. Chak. AiIuU in guinimr: Ahovo, olivaceous >iatt', lallaT K]iarMt'ly nptTklcd with wliilc, tliu iTowii and iui|if indi^lindly >ln'aki'd witli llii' Hanic ; outiT uii|i('r tail-covcrfH haired with wliili'; i> and iiriniaiy-eoveits plain slati'-l)laLk. 'I'ail wliile (iliv middle featheis iliiMk\), all the featheiM widtdy huirud with duftky, these liars niool luiineious on outer wubt*, where extend-. in;; to the hase of the feathers. Eyelids, supraloial stri|ie, and lower parts white ; the sides of the head, neck (all round), and ju;,'uluiu streaked with lirownish slate ; remaining lower parts innuaculute. Linin;,'of wimj and axillars slate-color, re;,'ularly harred with white. Winhr iilumMje : Similar to the summer dress, hut dark ashy above, less distinctly sjieckled, and foreneck very indistinctly streaked, or simply washed with ashy. Yohikj : Above, j,'rayis)i blown (li;,diter and more olivaceous tliaii the adult), thi<kly speckled with buff ; crown and na]ie plain brownish t,'ray; cheeks and sides of neck nearly uniform ;;ray ; foreneck streaked, as in the adult. Total leiiKtli, about 8.(M)(i inches ; extent, ; winj;. 5.(1( ; eulmeii, (1; tarsus, l.:J")(l; middle toe, 1.(10. Kill ;;reenish brown (in life), dusky terminally; iris brown ; l(",'s and feet olive-green in adult, more grayish in young. It is ditlicult to reeoiieile all the stati'iiuMits in regard to the habits of this species, either with our own observations or with the experience of more recent observers. Audubon sjieaks of finding it nes
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