. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. L- plnliulflphiii, .iiimiiiiT jiliimaifi: isli Iducj fifth and sixth tpiilU jtale grayish blue, with a lar},'e subterniinal lihick space, and ti|>peJ witii whiti! (third and fourth ipiills also marked with a small white apical spot) ; remaining ipiills pale grayish bine, without, white tips, but marked near the end, usually on inner web only, with II lihu'k spot. Bill tleep black ; iris dark brown ; interior of mouth, with legs and feet, rich clear mange-red ;* daws black. Aditlt, in mnter: Simi
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. L- plnliulflphiii, .iiimiiiiT jiliimaifi: isli Iducj fifth and sixth tpiilU jtale grayish blue, with a lar},'e subterniinal lihick space, and ti|>peJ witii whiti! (third and fourth ipiills also marked with a small white apical spot) ; remaining ipiills pale grayish bine, without, white tips, but marked near the end, usually on inner web only, with II lihu'k spot. Bill tleep black ; iris dark brown ; interior of mouth, with legs and feet, rich clear mange-red ;* daws black. Aditlt, in mnter: Similar, but head and neck white, the occiput tinged with grayish, and the auricular region marked by a spot of dusky gmy. Legs und feet Summer tumult. Ymmg, first plumage: Sides and under part of head and neck, entire lower parts, upper tail-coverts, and iKisal three fourths of the tail pure white ; crown, occiput, and upper part of the back brownish gray ; a dusky grayish spot on the auricular region ; scapulars and posterior interscapulars grayish uiuhcr, tipped with pale buff; central area of lesser wing-covert region dusky brownish gray ; rest of wing-coverta, eer and central portions of the rump, light grayish blue ; band across end of tail bLVck or dusky, the tip narrowly ' In snmn very high-colored siiccimens the feathen surrounding the naked rim of the eyelids are fine 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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