. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. W' 'a m. 's IVORY GULL. I \ r ^ ' GaVIA ALI5A. Char. Entire plumage white ; bill yellow, shading to greenish gray at the base; legs ami feet biacU. Length iS ineiies. In immature birds the upper parts are more or less spotted with brownish grav ; wings and tail ti|iped with duskv brown ; bill blaek. Xis/. On a sea-beaeh or high cHlf, — a slight deiMession in the soil, sparsely lined with grass or moss, sometimes m
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. W' 'a m. 's IVORY GULL. I \ r ^ ' GaVIA ALI5A. Char. Entire plumage white ; bill yellow, shading to greenish gray at the base; legs ami feet biacU. Length iS ineiies. In immature birds the upper parts are more or less spotted with brownish grav ; wings and tail ti|iped with duskv brown ; bill blaek. Xis/. On a sea-beaeh or high cHlf, — a slight deiMession in the soil, sparsely lined with grass or moss, sometimes made of moss and sea-weed, with a thin lining of down and feathers. /•A'A'-f- '~- i I''''''-" '^' dark buff, more or less tinted with olive, some- times olive drab, marked with several shades of brown and lilac ; aver- age size about X ' I'his beautiful species, called sometimes the Snow Bird, from the pure whiteness of its plumage, is found in great numbers on the coasts of Spitzbergen, Greenland, Davis's Straits, on Baffin's Bay, and t)n various parts of the northern shores of the m. 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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