. The water birds of North America . Temminckii, Brandt, Bull. Ac. St. Petersb. II. 1837, Temminekii, < ass. in Bairds B, X. Am. 1858, 916. — Baied, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 737. Hab. feasts ami islands of the North Pacific, from Washington Territory to Japan. Sp. Char. Adult, Ireeding-plwmage: Forehead, centre of crown, nape, and Bides of neck black,this color continued down tin- sides to the flanks ; nape sometimes marked with scattered shortwhite streaks ; fore part of crown with a loose crest of slender, much elongated feathers, slightly VOL. II. —
. The water birds of North America . Temminckii, Brandt, Bull. Ac. St. Petersb. II. 1837, Temminekii, < ass. in Bairds B, X. Am. 1858, 916. — Baied, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 737. Hab. feasts ami islands of the North Pacific, from Washington Territory to Japan. Sp. Char. Adult, Ireeding-plwmage: Forehead, centre of crown, nape, and Bides of neck black,this color continued down tin- sides to the flanks ; nape sometimes marked with scattered shortwhite streaks ; fore part of crown with a loose crest of slender, much elongated feathers, slightly VOL. II. — 04 506 THE DIVING BIRDS — PYGOPODES. curved, or Dearly straight, and inclining backward toward the occiput ; top of head with a broadwhite stripe, originating on each side of the crest and extending back to and including the occi-put ; loral, orbital, and malar regions, chin, and upper half of the throat, with orbital and auricularregions, uniform velvety plumbeous, with a truncated lower outline ; remaining lower parts con-. Summer plumage, tinuous white, except along the sides, which are sooty blackish. Upper parts, except as described,plumbeous, the anterior lesser wing-coverts, remiges, and tail dusky. Bill yellowish, the culmenblack; iris blackish ; legs and feet dusky yellowish (in the dried skin). Winter plumage: Simi-lar to the above, but whole throat white, chin light, plumbeous, crest and white stripes of the crownabsent, and the sides and flanks white, striped with slate-gray. Downy >j>iuuj : Above, brownish
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