. The birds of eastern North America : known to occur east of the ninetieth meridian. Birds -- North America. Ki:V TO THE BIRDS OF EAsTKKN NolJTIl AMKKICA. * Group 3, Wing, to inches long. I'pper part-, dark sooty In-own or L,Ta\ i-h hlack : un- tlerpari s, white : sides of breast, tinged with irrav: middle toe and claw, less than 2 inches Ion-. i'lirtiinifi ,iii. The Manx Shearwater. r>iM,nt.« /.itjlhuix. a Knropean specie-, -oinewhat resemble- Audulniu's Shearw atrr, lull il is larircr. tin- back darker, tin- wini: rarely, if ever, iiifa-ur- |i-s than s. |n inchfs, and tin- inid


. The birds of eastern North America : known to occur east of the ninetieth meridian. Birds -- North America. Ki:V TO THE BIRDS OF EAsTKKN NolJTIl AMKKICA. * Group 3, Wing, to inches long. I'pper part-, dark sooty In-own or L,Ta\ i-h hlack : un- tlerpari s, white : sides of breast, tinged with irrav: middle toe and claw, less than 2 inches Ion-. i'lirtiinifi ,iii. The Manx Shearwater. r>iM,nt.« /.itjlhuix. a Knropean specie-, -oinewhat resemble- Audulniu's Shearw atrr, lull il is larircr. tin- back darker, tin- wini: rarely, if ever, iiifa-ur- |i-s than s. |n inchfs, and tin- iniddli- toe and (.'law -2 itu'lics or more. It is of ari-idi-ntal on our ruast. •Group 4. Wing, 11 to 13 inches long. I I'i'iT and under tail covert-, yray »\- I>\-\vni-h n'ray : In-east, white. I'mHmix IIKI/HI-. (ireater Shearwater. See No. w. 1'nder tail e-ivert-. ^ray ; upper tail coverts, sooty; breast, jrray. Puffinusfulifjinosus. Sooty Shearwater. See No. I'..'}. Upper and under tail coverts, white. .K*tri-i\. I'pper tail coverts, pearl ^ray; under tail coverts, white, or entire plumage, dark -late i dark pha-' , Fulmarua glacialis, and races. Fulmar Petrel. See Nos. 57 and ">S. • Group 5. Wing, 13 to 15 inches long. 1 'pper -urtare n| tail t'eathers. dark slaty lirown : under tail diverts, ash »-ray or brownish gray. I'liMim* ninjur. Greater Shearwater. Sec No. CO. I'pper surface nf tail feathers, dark slaty lirown: under tail coverts, white, sometimes -lightly niutt led with . I'nMints i,«ri's. :" Group 6. Wing, 15 to 17 inches long. I'jiper -urt'arc d| tail leather-, dark slaty lirown: under tail coverts, ash gray, or hrowni-h --ray. I'liMim* major, (ireater Shearwater. See N«;iO. I'jiper f tail feathers, dark s]aty In-own: under tail covert-, white; sometimes slightly iiiottii-d with irravi-h. l'tirthi>i»ri ulix. Cory's Shearwater. See \'o. 59. I 01 'lin-rlion- nu-:i.»iin•iiu-nl. • • pa{ •. Please note


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