. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Black Scoter. Sea Coot. Bill, etc., as above $ : Plumage entirely black, less glossy and jetty below than above, grayish on the innerwebs of the quills. Iris brown. Feet
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Black Scoter. Sea Coot. Bill, etc., as above $ : Plumage entirely black, less glossy and jetty below than above, grayish on the innerwebs of the quills. Iris brown. Feet blackish. Young (J resembling 9 • 9 = Sooty-brown,paler below, becoming grayish-white on belly, there dusky-speckled, oti sides and flanksdusky-waved; throat and sides of head mostly continuous whitish, not in special spots;bill blackish, not bulging; feet livid olivaceous with black webs. Ducklings covered withblack down. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; ; middle toe and claw : bill 9 much smaller than (J; near about theselesser figures. Differs from the European (E. nigra in shape and color of the protubei-anceon the bill ox ^. N. Am., chiefly coastwise, where abundant; also on large inner Maters;U. S. generally in winter; breeds in high latitudes. Eggs 6-8, , buff; nest on the 714 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — LAMELLIROSTEES — Fig. 496. —Female Black Scoter. (Ad nat. del E C.) ground, iu June, July. ( The upper tig! 496 shows extent of feathers under bill — tofirst acute angle from the left — and shajje of mandibular rami, reaching to next obtusereentrance.) 738. CE. fvisca. (Lat. fusca, dusky; adult $ is black.) Velvet Scoter. White-winCtED Surf Duck. SeaCoot. Bill, etc., asabove. Adult $ : Plu-mage Idack, paler be-low; a white i^peculum,formed by most of thesecondaries and tips ofgreater coverts; a smallwhite spot under yellow. Feet or-ange or carmine - red,with black Mebs. Y
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