. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 228 EET AND DESCRIPTION FAMILY XXXVI. OYSTER-CATCHERS (H^MATOPODIDjE) The birds of this small family (10 species) are found only on the outer beaches of ocean shores, searching for the '• shellfish left by the receding tide. They are large birds, with stout, long, hard bills,' stout, rather short legs, and pointed tails. Our one species has but three toes. 1. American Oyster-catcher (286. Hcpmdtopus paUi&tns). — A large, shy, rather solitary, long, red-billed,
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 228 EET AND DESCRIPTION FAMILY XXXVI. OYSTER-CATCHERS (H^MATOPODIDjE) The birds of this small family (10 species) are found only on the outer beaches of ocean shores, searching for the '• shellfish left by the receding tide. They are large birds, with stout, long, hard bills,' stout, rather short legs, and pointed tails. Our one species has but three toes. 1. American Oyster-catcher (286. Hcpmdtopus paUi&tns). — A large, shy, rather solitary, long, red-billed, three-toed, seacoast bird, with black head, neck, and back, and white belly. There is a large, white patch on the center of the wing and also on the rump. When disturbed, it gives a shrill cry and flies to a great distance. It runs swiftly or walks in a stately manner, and feeds mainly on bivalves, which it opens with its long, strong bill. Length, 17-21; wing, 10> (10-12) ; tail, i}; tarsus, 2|; culmen, 3-4. Seacoast of America, from New Jersey to Patagonia (occasionally north to Massachusetts) ; breeding along the Southern States, and wintering south of the United American Oyster catcher FAMILY XXXVII. TURNSTONES, ETC. (APHRIZID^) A small family (4 species) of seacoast birds of rather small size, short, hard bill, and (for shore birds) short legs. 1. Turnstone (283. Arenhria inUTpres). — A common, shore- living, stout-billed, brightly marked bird, with a back marked like calico, and a white belly with a black breast patch. The center of the back, as seen while flying with scapulars separated,. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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