. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^^^^mmim^' Summer jilumage. tinuous white, except along the sides, which are sooty blackish. Upper parts, except as described, plumbeous, the anterior lesser wing-coverts, rcniigcs, and tail dusky. Bill yellowish, the culmen black; iris blackish ; legs and leet dusky yellowish (in tlie dried skin). Winter ])liimtige: Simi- lar to the above, but whole throat white, chin light plumbeous, crest and white stripes of the crown absent, and the sides and flanks white, striped with slate-gray. Duwnij ynuuj


. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^^^^mmim^' Summer jilumage. tinuous white, except along the sides, which are sooty blackish. Upper parts, except as described, plumbeous, the anterior lesser wing-coverts, rcniigcs, and tail dusky. Bill yellowish, the culmen black; iris blackish ; legs and leet dusky yellowish (in tlie dried skin). Winter ])liimtige: Simi- lar to the above, but whole throat white, chin light plumbeous, crest and white stripes of the crown absent, and the sides and flanks white, striped with slate-gray. Duwnij ynuuj: Above, brownish. Winter plumage, gray, the whole back and rump indistinctly streaked with grayish white ; lower parts entirely pure white, including chin and throat. Bill dusky, legs and feet pale brownish (in dried skins), the webs dusky. Total length, about inches; extent, ; wing, ; culmen, .70; tarsus, ; middle toe, .90-l.(X). Temminok's Guillemot appears to have been described, by the distinguished ornithologist whose name it bears, from a Japanese specimen. It has since been collected by Mr. W. Heine, in Commodore Perry's Expedition, at Simoda, and also in Yedo Bay. Dr. Cooper obtained specimens at Port Gamble, Washington Terri-. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880. Boston : Little, Brown


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