. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. IS I'liri'lu'iul, hiivsi, snjK'rriliarici', fide of head, liroad nuchal collar, and entire lower jiarls, white; an lirej^uhir lint ilisiinct poHlocular streak of lihick running; into the motllinjj of the oci'i|int. A lai>,'e liaie siiace on each side of neck. Hill Mack ; eyelids j,'rayis|i; iris brown; ie^s ainl feet pale ;,'niyisli tiesh-color. Total len^jth, ahonl l.'itt ; extent, ; win;;. \.:t{\; cnhneii, .ho ; tai-siis. |,;i; middle toe, .T.'i. Till' ;;eo;;rapliical variations o
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. IS I'liri'lu'iul, hiivsi, snjK'rriliarici', fide of head, liroad nuchal collar, and entire lower jiarls, white; an lirej^uhir lint ilisiinct poHlocular streak of lihick running; into the motllinjj of the oci'i|int. A lai>,'e liaie siiace on each side of neck. Hill Mack ; eyelids j,'rayis|i; iris brown; ie^s ainl feet pale ;,'niyisli tiesh-color. Total len^jth, ahonl l.'itt ; extent, ; win;;. \.:t{\; cnhneii, .ho ; tai-siis. |,;i; middle toe, .T.'i. Till' ;;eo;;rapliical variations of this species are not wt-ll iinderHtood, on aiinnnt of lack id' >uirn icnt material. .\ii ndnlt female from Ma/atlan (wiiilei) and iwo IVoni « have tliu I'l'intal while very narrow, the liiowii of the lore> coiitinnoiis, extending; (in two N|ifciniens, and ;d-o ill an ailnit male frimiCape Si. Lnca>) ijiiite lnoadly iicioss the frontlet, while lieiieath the eve the lifown is very " solid '' for a width of .;i() of an inch or more. It is possible, however, that iliise ililh'i'eiices may not prove conslant. I'ldvcr. lirst rfco^'iii/.t'il as a tlistiiict spceii-s in isl.'i, ami iltMlicatrd In tiic mciiitiry of l»y .Mr. Onl. is met witii. iikhi' or less ciiinnnnilv, aloiiiL,' our wlndc Allaiitir coast from Loii;.; isiainl to l-Morida. it also oitmi's on liotli roasts of CiMitral .Vnicriea, ami prolialdy hrrcils wlierovei it is foiiml. I''.xr('|it that om is rrcordt'd liy Mr. iiiiidslcy as liaviii^' lii'eii taki'ii in Stiatford, so far as I know it lias never Imtii traeed with ecrtaiiity to New Kn,i,'iaml. it is (|iiiti' pndiaiih'. however, that individuals may oecasioiiaily visit tlic nortlieni sliore of liOiii; Island Sound, it also occurs on Mm .Aflaidic coast of South .Vmerica to Ura/.il. Audiilion states that it is idiiml oil the hIioi'ch of the i'ouml it common aliout tlic coast duritij;^ the siiininer season, lie noticed many on (Salvcst
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