. The water birds of North America . 796 ; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 594.—Coues, Key, 1872, 290 ; Check List, 1873, no. 506 ; Birds N. W. 1874, islandica, Bonap. Cat. Met. Pec. Eur. 1842, 74. — Eidgw. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 619. — Coues, Check List, 2d ed. 1882, no. Barrovii, Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 456, pi. 70 (<J).Fuligula Barrovii, Nutt. Man. II. 1834, scapularis, Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. 1831, clangula, vav., Aud. Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 105, pi. 403 ; Synop. 1839, 292 (part) ; B. 1843. 362 (part; describes the species as sup
. The water birds of North America . 796 ; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 594.—Coues, Key, 1872, 290 ; Check List, 1873, no. 506 ; Birds N. W. 1874, islandica, Bonap. Cat. Met. Pec. Eur. 1842, 74. — Eidgw. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 619. — Coues, Check List, 2d ed. 1882, no. Barrovii, Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 456, pi. 70 (<J).Fuligula Barrovii, Nutt. Man. II. 1834, scapularis, Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. 1831, clangula, vav., Aud. Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 105, pi. 403 ; Synop. 1839, 292 (part) ; B. 1843. 362 (part; describes the species as supposed summer plumage of B. clangula). Hab. Northern North America, south in winter to New York, Illinois, Utah, etc ; breedingin the high north, and south in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado. Greenland ; Iceland . accidental in Europe, Sp. Char. Adult male: Head and upper half of the neck glossy blue-black, with reflectionsof green, blue, and violet, ai cording to the light ; a somewhat wedge-shaped vertical patch of white. C. islandica. across the anterior half of the lores, bordering the lateral base of the bill, the upper part formingan acute angle on each side of the forehead, the lower part rounded. Upper parts velvety black,with a soft bluish-violet tinge ; outer row of scapulars marked with a mesial cuneate stripe ofsatiny white, the greater portion of the stripes concealed, so that the exposed portion forms round-ish or oblong spots ; middle wing-coverts white, producing a broad bar ; exposed terminal half ofgreater coverts, with the whole of the exposed portion of the five or six inner secondaries, white,VOL. II. — 6 42 LAMELLIROSTRAL SWIMMERS — ANSBRES. forming a large, somewhat cuneate, patch. Outer feathers of the sides and flanks widely edgedexteriorly with deep black ; femoral region and sides of crissum dull black. Lower half of neck(all round) and entire lower parts (except as described) pure white. Bill black (in skin) ; irisbright yellow ; legs and fe
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