. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 698 SYSTLMATJC SYyOPSIS. â LAMELLUiO^TliES â ASSKHES. IdiiK cnvorts. A i)cculiar as well uh most beiiiitifiil goniiH; tlu> Cliiiirso Maiitliiriii Duck, A. (jnlvricuhilii, is still inoro rt'iiiarkiildy, though not iiion- i'lct;aiitly, culorcd than ourn. 119. A. spoil'sa. (I^at. .vyMXwi, Ix'trotlu'tl: i. ., as it' in wcililiii;;
. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 698 SYSTLMATJC SYyOPSIS. â LAMELLUiO^TliES â ASSKHES. IdiiK cnvorts. A i)cculiar as well uh most beiiiitifiil goniiH; tlu> Cliiiirso Maiitliiriii Duck, A. (jnlvricuhilii, is still inoro rt'iiiarkiildy, though not iiion- i'lct;aiitly, culorcd than ourn. 119. A. spoil'sa. (I^at. .vyMXwi, Ix'trotlu'tl: i. ., as it' in wcililiii;; (Ircss. I'i^. ISt.) Woiiii Dim'k. SiMMKU Dick. "Tiik ; Adult , and under iiiaiidi1>h>; iris and to nape, these white lines mixing in the crest. A liroad white patch ou the throat, forkint; hehind, one hraiich mounting head heliind eye, the other i>assing to side of neck. Sides and fnml of lower neck and fore hreasi rich )iurplifih-chesl- nut, prettily nuirked with several chains of angular white spots. A lariie white hlack-edged crescent of enlarged featliers in front of the wing. I'nder jiarts ]iure white, the sides yellow- ish-gray vermiculaled with black and white wavy hars: the enlarged tlank-feathers limadly rayed with Mack and white; the lining of the wiuv's white liarreil with grayish-hrown. of . -> . -*V \/<'. Kiiilii 'IViiiiry. iifli'i- . which color is the crissum. I'pjM'r parts yeu- erally lustrous with lirou/y-u;reen and purple: scapulars and iniu'r secondaries velvet-black, with l)uri)le and trreen ; a green spee- illinn, sutrceeileil liy white lips of the si uda- ries ; primaries frosted on outer webs near i nd. ,\dult 9 'â l-iltle or no E: Sea Ducks. 'Idrsi siiililliilr in Jri'iil: hitnl Im- liihdtr. The large membranous llap dependint; from the hinil toe dis- tinguishes this group from the pro- ceiling, proli.'ibly without excejition. While the geiu-ral form is the same as that of the AtialiiKr, tlie
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