. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY ANATID^E. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS. 79 Top of head, black, divided ou orowii; more or less green (jii liead; tliroat, -vvliite; axilhirs, wliite ; culmen, divided iiud pointed at base (mule). (See cut uf bill.) Somateria hufeaUs. Greenland Eider Duck. See No. Top of head, slate color; clieelis, greeuisli; tliroat, while, with laif;e, Ijlaek, V=shaped mark (male). ,Soina!eria .^ King Eider Duck. See No. 117. Section 2. Hind toe, with well defined membraneous lobe or flap; no whi
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY ANATID^E. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS. 79 Top of head, black, divided ou orowii; more or less green (jii liead; tliroat, -vvliite; axilhirs, wliite ; culmen, divided iiud pointed at base (mule). (See cut uf bill.) Somateria hufeaUs. Greenland Eider Duck. See No. Top of head, slate color; clieelis, greeuisli; tliroat, while, with laif;e, Ijlaek, V=shaped mark (male). ,Soina!eria .^ King Eider Duck. See No. 117. Section 2. Hind toe, with well defined membraneous lobe or flap; no white on head ; belly, black. General plumage, black ; axiUars, black; no white on wing; liill, oian"e at l)ase; feathers on bill, more than one hall inch // // from nostril (inale). Oidemia americaitn. American Scoter. Black Coot. Butter-bill Coot. See No. Section 3. Hind toe, with well defined membraneous lobe or flap; head, marked with more or less white, or grayish white; belly, mottled brown, or grayish brown, or slaty. General plumage, brownish; no white on wing; feathers on bill, more than one half inch from nostril (female ami im- mature). Ohleinia amrric^nifi. American Scoter. Butter=bill Coot. See No. 118. Oiilcuiia aiueiicana. General plumage, grayish brown ; speculum, white ; feathers on bill, less than one half inch from nostril (female ami immature). _ . ^ââ,. Oidemia d,;ilandi. White-winged Scoter. White-winged Coot. See No. 120. General plumage, grayish brown ; leather, extending on upper part of bill more than on the sides; no white on . ing ; feathers on bill, less than one ^f'"^'^ ^â """^ ""f'''^'"^'^^ ' ' Surf Scoter. Skunk=head Coot. See No. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles
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