. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. 530 TIIK ])IVIN(i KIUDS I'YOOl' Ih'iriijl l/iiiliifl. ivffion. VI };i' oIlitTwisc iis in sinnnn'i', Iml pilciiiii ilaikiT or Mackish Iumwii. Kvdiils luiiwii- isli j^riiy, ft'i^t pull' rctlilisli. Yduuii: Similar in iiliiiiiii;,'!' to tiic winter atlull, luif liili very ilill'errnl, bein^r niiU'li niirniwi'r, the ciilnien imt at all arclieil, ami llie terminal ]ii>rtinn nt' Imtli maxilla and niantlilile ilesliliite dI' uny trace nl' transverse ^'rnoves. Ihwiitj iioitmj: rnil'nrni I'lilij^in
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. 530 TIIK ])IVIN(i KIUDS I'YOOl' Ih'iriijl l/iiiliifl. ivffion. VI };i' oIlitTwisc iis in sinnnn'i', Iml pilciiiii ilaikiT or Mackish Iumwii. Kvdiils luiiwii- isli j^riiy, ft'i^t pull' rctlilisli. Yduuii: Similar in iiliiiiiii;,'!' to tiic winter atlull, luif liili very ilill'errnl, bein^r niiU'li niirniwi'r, the ciilnien imt at all arclieil, ami llie terminal ]ii>rtinn nt' Imtli maxilla and niantlilile ilesliliite dI' uny trace nl' transverse ^'rnoves. Ihwiitj iioitmj: rnil'nrni I'lilij^inonslilark orilnsky, tlie aliilnMien alinijitly while. 'I'cital len;,'th, alioiit 1;{.(KI inches; extent, â¢2 ;)(â¢; win;,', v.( ; ciilnien (clmrd), i!.l)ii- â¢^:) \ ^jiinys, I.(lii-I70; (leplh nf maxilla at l>a-e, ,") I l'."> ; lit mandilile. .TiKsii ; tarsus, :>;>; mi<l. 'I' s|iccii',s coiiiiiiKii ti> tiic Nitrtli- cni I'licilic Ocraii, and ioiiinl ahuif^ the .Maskaii coast ami on nearly all till' islands in r>chrin>,'*.s Sea. II. also oeeiirs on tiic eastern shore of Asia, and was taken in the Sea of Ocliotsk hv tlic naturalists connected with the i;oj,'ers Kx| l'<x|ieditioii. Mr. Itannisler mentions this species as lieiiii; coinnion on Whale Island, north of St. ISIiidiatd's. This island is steep and rocky, and laiulinj,'on it except, in very favor- alile weatlier is dillicnll. Tpon the only occasion on whicli it was visili'd no in'sis were discovered, thoni;]) he is conlideid that liolh Ihi species and the'rnfted I'niliii hreed tliere, yoiin,!.; liirds scarctdy ahle to lly iiavin^ heen caplnred. 'I'iie iiirds nest in the (h'cpand narrow interstices(d' the rocks, entirely out of li'acli; and <'veii if tlie m-st is witliiii the reach of a man's arm. it wonlil lie hazardous to attempt to rol» it, except in the alisence of the |)arent- liird, whose powerful hill is capahl
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