. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. •Id AMMKKAN COOl'. COOT. MUD MEN. MARSH HEN. MIIADUW IIKN. MUOK IIKN. CROW DUCK. l-'riU A A\A. CliAR. ficnural plumage ilaic, to dull black on the , and to gray (ju tlu- belly ; etlye of liic winiiis and lijis of the secondaries white; frontal shield and spots on the 1)111 dark l)r(nvn; feet grtHMiish, toes with C(jnspicuous lobes or " ; Length fro
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. •Id AMMKKAN COOl'. COOT. MUD MEN. MARSH HEN. MIIADUW IIKN. MUOK IIKN. CROW DUCK. l-'riU A A\A. CliAR. ficnural plumage ilaic, to dull black on the , and to gray (ju tlu- belly ; etlye of liic winiiis and lijis of the secondaries white; frontal shield and spots on the 1)111 dark l)r(nvn; feet grtHMiish, toes with C(jnspicuous lobes or " ; Length from 13 to \6 inches. The "frontal shiiid " is a horny jjlatc which extends from the bill over the f(jrehead. It i-. one distinguishing character of the Coots and Gallinules. A'cst. Amid the reeds or rank grass on the margin of a sec hided jiond or sluggish , scjnietimes on a knoll near the water, attaehetl to the reeds, often floating on llio water; a bulkv affair of hmselv arranged reeil> or sedge stems, scantily lined'vith gras>. and jilacid on a high platform. This platform sometimes rests on the tops of the >urrounding reeds, whicii are bent tlown to receive it. /v;',i,',r. 6-15 (usually about 10) ; pale butf, i)rofusely >|)(jlteil with dark brown and lilac; size very variable, about < i.|0. 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 Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924; Nuttall, Thomas. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada. Boston : Little, Brown
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