. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. e of two he edges ⢠hillside, en a high c or less s, living ic land, tic Sea. to land ng well inclined : and as thcr out ice and ick, still ond the ccording in Nova lined off ound in )reed in few are in 1 )en- nipend- led witii the bill by the wf the Uide 73-. )ardmau 1(1 along le Great â â¢â¢*»-â. SURF DUCK. SURF sco'ii:r. PATCH-ni:AD. HORSi:-HKAI) COOT. :ad. OlDlMIA 'U Char. Male: ge
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. e of two he edges ⢠hillside, en a high c or less s, living ic land, tic Sea. to land ng well inclined : and as thcr out ice and ick, still ond the ccording in Nova lined off ound in )reed in few are in 1 )en- nipend- led witii the bill by the wf the Uide 73-. )ardmau 1(1 along le Great â â¢â¢*»-â. SURF DUCK. SURF sco'ii:r. PATCH-ni:AD. HORSi:-HKAI) COOT. :ad. OlDlMIA 'U Char. Male: general colnr dtt.]) black above, paler below ; a white patch on the forehead and on the nape ; bill nnxtly orange red, with a patch of black near the base of the upper mandible, bordered bv orange and pale blue; lower mandible i)inki<h ; legs and toes orange, webs dull green, claws black. Female : ui)pcr parts duskv or sooty brown ; under parts grayish; bill dusky; legs and feet dull buff. Length about u; inches. On the ntargin of a lake or sluggish stream, concealed amid a tussock of raid< herbage or beneath a low branch, âmade of coarse weed- stems and lined with down. Eggs. S-S; pale buff or ivory white; X This species of Sea Duck, with other dark kinds here com- monly called Coots, may be properly considered as an Amer- ican species, its visits in the Orkneys and European seas being merely .iccidental. It breeds on the Arctic coasts, and 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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