. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. THE ENGLTSri SPA UROW 393 lower bill. In this country the white pelican is not un- common. The large-winged petrels follow in the wake of coastal vessels. The terns, which are slender birds with a straight bill/ were once abundant along our coast, but have been decimated to " ornament " bonnets. The gulls, which. Fig. 360. — Spotted sandpiper {Aclitis macularia). are heavier tliau tire terns, and have hooked bills, are still abun- dant along the seashore and Great Lakes. Finally, the loons are lar
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. THE ENGLTSri SPA UROW 393 lower bill. In this country the white pelican is not un- common. The large-winged petrels follow in the wake of coastal vessels. The terns, which are slender birds with a straight bill/ were once abundant along our coast, but have been decimated to " ornament " bonnets. The gulls, which. Fig. 360. — Spotted sandpiper {Aclitis macularia). are heavier tliau tire terns, and have hooked bills, are still abun- dant along the seashore and Great Lakes. Finally, the loons are large birds, powerful flicks and swimmers, which are found in the lakes of the Northern Hemisphere. They are quick divers, and can swim under water for a considerable distance. The waders (Grallatores) include a great number of shore birds known as plovers, sandpipers, snipes, rails, cranes, herons, and storks. The plovers walk and fly along shore, picking up 'Fig. 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- joint author. New York, Macmillan
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