. North American birds eggs . 07 [220.] European Coot. Fuliai atra. A European species very similar to the next, and only casually found inGreenland. Nesting the same as our species. 22 1. American Coot. Falirn (nivrkana. Range.—Whole ot temperate North America, from the southern parts of theBritish Provinces, southward; very common in suitable localities throughout itsrange. The Coot bears some resemblance to theFlorida Gallinule, but is somewhat larger, itsbill is white with a blackish band about themiddle, and each toe has a scalloped inhalnt the same marshes and sloughsthat are us
. North American birds eggs . 07 [220.] European Coot. Fuliai atra. A European species very similar to the next, and only casually found inGreenland. Nesting the same as our species. 22 1. American Coot. Falirn (nivrkana. Range.—Whole ot temperate North America, from the southern parts of theBritish Provinces, southward; very common in suitable localities throughout itsrange. The Coot bears some resemblance to theFlorida Gallinule, but is somewhat larger, itsbill is white with a blackish band about themiddle, and each toe has a scalloped inhalnt the same marshes and sloughsthat are used liy the Rails and Gallinules asnesting places, and they have the same retir-ing habits, skulking through the grass toavoid observation, rather than Hying. Theirnests are either floating piles of decayedvegetation, or are built of dead rushes inclumps of rushes on the banks. They gen-erally build in large colonies. The eggsnumber from six to sixteen and have a gray-ish ground color, finely specked all over X surface with lilackish. Size SHORE BIRDS. Order IX. LIMICOL/E. PHALAROPES. Family PHALAROPODID/E. Phalaropes are small Plover-those of the Grebes and Coots. like birds, but with lobate webbed feet, similar to 222. Red Phalarope. Crymoplnlua fulicnriiif:. Range.—Northern Hemisphere, breeding in the far north, and migrating tothe middle portions of the United States, chiefly on the coasts. The Red Phalarope during the breeding season hasthe underparts wholly reddish brown; the} are veryrarely seen in the United States in this dress, however,for it is earl) changed f(ir a suit of plain gray and species has a much stouter bill than the two follijw-ing; it is about nine inches in length. All the Phala-ropes are good swimmers, and this species, especially,is often found in large flocks off the coast, floating onthe surface of the water; they teed largely upon smallmarine insects. Nests in bellows on the grountl, lin«dwith a few grasses. The eggs a
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