. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^^ Had. Circunipolftr Rcgioiifi in Huninier, cDiniiiy south in winti-r to the MiiUUe States iiuil Ureat Lukes ; no l*Hcific const record south of Ahwkiv. Sp. Char. Adult, in sumvier: Mantle (U'cp pcarl-gruy (about the same shudo as in Larits hmchiirhynchus ami L. califnniiciis), the secondaries jnussin},' into white terniinully. Primaries paler ]u'arl-blue, the five outer (luills with their terminal jjortion black, this cohn* extendinj,'for aljout ;).•_'") inches <m the outer and .75 of an
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^^ Had. Circunipolftr Rcgioiifi in Huninier, cDiniiiy south in winti-r to the MiiUUe States iiuil Ureat Lukes ; no l*Hcific const record south of Ahwkiv. Sp. Char. Adult, in sumvier: Mantle (U'cp pcarl-gruy (about the same shudo as in Larits hmchiirhynchus ami L. califnniiciis), the secondaries jnussin},' into white terniinully. Primaries paler ]u'arl-blue, the five outer (luills with their terminal jjortion black, this cohn* extendinj,'for aljout ;).•_'") inches <m the outer and .75 of an inch, more or less, on the lifth, and of intermediate on tlidse between ; outer web of the exterior (luill almost wholly black ; inner (juills i)ale pearl-blue, [.(•arcely paler terminally, the sometimes marked with a black spot near the end of the outer wcl); fifth (luill tii)ped with white, and fourth with u miinite apical sjiot (when not worn off). Rest of the plumn},'e snow-white. Dill pale yellow, somelimca tin},'cd with greenish ; inside of mouth vermilion-red ; eyelids red ; iris brown; li'^'s and feet black or dusky brown. Adult, in vinler: Similar, but nape and occiput washed with the color of the back, the auricular rej^ion, and innnediately in front of the eye, with a dark jiluml)eou8 suffusion, sometimes extendiuf; niTiiss the occii)ut. I'ounrj, first plumayc: Some- what similar to the winter adult, but lower part of nape covered by a large transverse patch (if black, the anterior lesser wing-coverts also more or less black, as are the centres of the inner Idii^'cr coverts and tertials ; primary coverts and outer webs of four or five outer primaries also black. Tail crossed at the end (except lateral pair of ) by a broad black band, widest oil the intermediie. Bill wholly black ; " edge of eyelids and iris as in the adult" (AuDi;- hon) ; legs and feet dusky brownish. Downy \louHij: Head, neck, wings, and lower parts, immaculate
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