. 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. Birds; Birds. 820 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—PYGOPODES. mens in this country,—in tlie Smithsonian Institution, in the Philadelphia Academy, the Cambridge Museum, and Vassar College, Pough
. 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. Birds; Birds. 820 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—PYGOPODES. mens in this country,—in tlie Smithsonian Institution, in the Philadelphia Academy, the Cambridge Museum, and Vassar College, Poughkeepsie (the latter the original of Audubon's figures). There is an egg in each of the first two mentioned collections. In pattern of coloration the egg is like that of the razor-billed auk, though it is i:if course much larger, meas- uring about X About 70 skins appear to be preserved in various museums, VFith, as many eggs, some half dozen more or less complete skeletons, and other bones representing perhaps a hundred Fig. 661.— Great Auk. (From Sport with Gun and Rod. The Century Co., N. Y.). 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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