. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. 30 KEY TO DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA. Section 6. Hind toe with well defined membraneous lobe or flap; head marked with more or less white, or grayish white ; belly, mottled brown, or grayish brown, or slaty. General plumage, brownish ; no white on wiug; feathers on bill, more than one=half inch from nostril (female and immature). American Scoter. Butter-bill Coot. Oidemia americana (female). Oidemia americana. ®^® P^S^ 74. General plumag
. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. 30 KEY TO DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA. Section 6. Hind toe with well defined membraneous lobe or flap; head marked with more or less white, or grayish white ; belly, mottled brown, or grayish brown, or slaty. General plumage, brownish ; no white on wiug; feathers on bill, more than one=half inch from nostril (female and immature). American Scoter. Butter-bill Coot. Oidemia americana (female). Oidemia americana. ®^® P^S^ 74. General plumage, grayish brown; speculum, white; feathers on bill, less than one-half inch from nostril (female and immature). White-winged Scoter. White-winged Coot. Oidemia deglandi (female). See page 75. General plumage, grayish brown; feathers extending on upper part of bill more than on the sides; no white on wing; feathers on bill, less than one-half inch from nostril. Surf Scoter. Skunk-head Coot. Oidemia perspicillata (female). See page 77. A large spectacle-like, silvery white patch enclosing the eye, narrowly bordered with black. Spectacle Eider. Arctonetta fisheri {male). See page 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Boston, For sale by Little, Brown & Co.
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