. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . Hsmatopus palliatus. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, : Bill, Head, neck, and back black ; under parts wliite ; Hajmatupus palliatus (billj. bill orange red in winter, deep red in summer. Hasmatopus palliatus. Oyster=catcher. See page 2^p ki:y to 1iie waiicr dirds ok 185 ORDER PYGOPODHS. Di\ rx(i BiRHs. Family Gkehes. Genus COLYMBUS Linn. C0LYMBU5 AURITUS Adult in siiinniir : Upper parts, including Ijack. wings,top of the head and back of th
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . Hsmatopus palliatus. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, : Bill, Head, neck, and back black ; under parts wliite ; Hajmatupus palliatus (billj. bill orange red in winter, deep red in summer. Hasmatopus palliatus. Oyster=catcher. See page 2^p ki:y to 1iie waiicr dirds ok 185 ORDER PYGOPODHS. Di\ rx(i BiRHs. Family Gkehes. Genus COLYMBUS Linn. C0LYMBU5 AURITUS Adult in siiinniir : Upper parts, including Ijack. wings,top of the head and back of the neck, glossy black : throatl)lack : front of the neck, breast, and sides of the body rufouschestnut: rest of under parts white: wings dusky black;secondaries wliite: lores dull chestnut: the two small tuftsof feathers at the sides of the occiput brownish butt. Adult in -Lvintcr and iniinaturc: Head and back gray-ish, under parts white, usually tinged with gray on tJie breastand lower throat: no tufts on sides of the head in winterplumage. Length, : Wing. 5,40 : Tarsus, : bill. .85 to .95. The Horned Grebe is not uncommon on theAtlantic coast durintj^ the migrations, breedingfrom tlie Northern United ^States northward and migrating in winter south toFlorida and the Gulf vStates. The nest is constructed on floating debris : eggs, foiu to sexen. dtdlwhite or yellowish white. Range: ••Northern Hemisphere: breeds from Inited States northward. () 186 KKY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA
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