. 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; 1887. FlG- 637. — Horn-billed Auk, adult in winter, nat. size. (From Elliott.) and tlie bill and feet rather orange-red than ver- crests sprout. Young: Xo crests, and
. 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; 1887. FlG- 637. — Horn-billed Auk, adult in winter, nat. size. (From Elliott.) and tlie bill and feet rather orange-red than ver- crests sprout. Young: Xo crests, and no white about the face The bill lilic that of the athdts in Avinter after the nuiult, saddled dark-col- ored skin at 1)ase, but every way smaller, weaker, and quite smooth ( " Safiiitiiforhiiia latJtami," tig. 5S5,) and, lilve the feet, rather yellow or orange than red ; tlie plumage entirely blackisli above, sooty-brown below, the feathers of the belly and flanks wliitish at the base ; iris brown. Coasts and Islands of the N. Pacific, S. in winter on tire American side to California; of casual occurrence on tlie Atlantic Coast to New England. General habits and economy of the ecanmon puffin ; nesting similar. Egg single, rcaigh, dead-white, but showing, besides frefpient discoloratious, oljsolete shell-markings of pale purplish-gray ; size from to , by to ; broader and more capacious than that of i^. corniciihita, though no haiger. 339. CERATOKHI'NA. (Gr. Kepas. Ksparos, kerns, 7:ernto.'i, a horn ; pis, pivos, hris, hriiws, tlie nose.) Rmxoc' Auks. Related to Xh/k/cj and i^/'«tere»./(:i _; uo peculiarity of eyelids or inner claw; bill smooth ; base of upper mandible with a large upriglit horn, and under mandi- ble with an accessory homy piiece lying l;ic- tween its rami; this piece and the horn decid- uous, when base of up- per mandible covered with a soft cere. Bill shorter than head, stout, Fio- 538. — Horn-billed Auk, ymmg
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