. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. LARIDJ: —THE GULLS AND TERXS — UYDROGHELIDON. 319 uniform plumbeous, tliu bonier of the wing, from the shoulders to the ciirpo-mctuciirpal joint, white. Lining of the wiug light iihiinbeouB-gray. Bill deep black, the rictus liike-rud, tlie interior of the iiiDUtli pinkish ; iris dark brown ; lej^s and feet purplish dusxy. Adult, iti iclnkr: Head, neck, and lower parts pure white ; orbital and auricular regions dusky; crown and occiput dark giayish, tlie feathers boitlered witli paler. Upi)er parts
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. LARIDJ: —THE GULLS AND TERXS — UYDROGHELIDON. 319 uniform plumbeous, tliu bonier of the wing, from the shoulders to the ciirpo-mctuciirpal joint, white. Lining of the wiug light iihiinbeouB-gray. Bill deep black, the rictus liike-rud, tlie interior of the iiiDUtli pinkish ; iris dark brown ; lej^s and feet purplish dusxy. Adult, iti iclnkr: Head, neck, and lower parts pure white ; orbital and auricular regions dusky; crown and occiput dark giayish, tlie feathers boitlered witli paler. Upi)er parts as in the summer plumage, l)Ut rather paler i)lum- bcous. Youmj, Jirgt jjlumayc: Very similai' to the winter plumage, but scapulars, -«£^'';^J^^^ //. Ilium, (id'dl in miminii: and tertials tipped with raw-umber brown, the anterior lesser wing-coverts dusky, the crown, occi- pnl, ami upper part of the nape dusky, antl the entire sides washed with pluml)eous. Downy young: Aliiive, deep, soft umber-brown, witli a few coarse, irregular marblings of black ; forehead, crown, throat, and jugulum more sooty brown, without markings ; side of the head (including lores) dull wliitish ; abdomen white centrally, ]iale sooty grayish exteriorly.* Total length, about !).-25 inches ; extent, 24.()()() ; wing, ; tail, , its fork, .90 ; cul- nii'ii, ; depth of bill at base, .25; tarsus, .08 ; middle toe (with claw), . 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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