. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ^^^sfe? r>ill. tliiii. ktiite-likf; loutr iiiaivdilile, tlie lonj^er; l>:if<:il hall of liill, vfriiiiliun nil. Maik-isli at lip: iippiT ])luma^f, black ; uniltiparts, white. liliynckops nii/ni. Black Skimmer. Scr No. .-)!. • Kim- (llrL-ctioiiK Im- uifUHiirtiiniit, hcc pajtn 1. 46 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH FAMILY DIOMEDEID/E. Albatrosses. Very large wing, over 19 inches long; upper mandible, curved neartip, torming a hook, the end (unguis) enlarged; nostrils, separate andtubular;
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ^^^sfe? r>ill. tliiii. ktiite-likf; loutr iiiaivdilile, tlie lonj^er; l>:if<:il hall of liill, vfriiiiliun nil. Maik-isli at lip: iippiT ])luma^f, black ; uniltiparts, white. liliynckops nii/ni. Black Skimmer. Scr No. .-)!. • Kim- (llrL-ctioiiK Im- uifUHiirtiiniit, hcc pajtn 1. 46 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH FAMILY DIOMEDEID/E. Albatrosses. Very large wing, over 19 inches long; upper mandible, curved neartip, torming a hook, the end (unguis) enlarged; nostrils, separate andtubular; hind toe, rudimentary, often apparently wanting. * Group 1. Wing, 17 to 21 inches long Bill, dark; the toj) fonlmen), yellow. A very largeea Yellow nosed Albatross. ^ ^,\ yj See No. 56. FAMILY PROCELLARIID^.Shearwaters, Petrels, and Fulmars. Nostrils, tubular, united in one double=barrelled tube; front toes, pal^mate (full webbed); hind toe, very small, and in some cases entirelyabsent; upper mandible, curved near tip; wing, less than 19 inches long. * Group 1. Wing, less than inches long. General plumage, sooty black, the imderparts with faintbrownish tinge; upper tail coverts, white, some of them tippedwith black. rrocellaria pelariira. Stormy Petrel. See No. 67. * Group 2. Wing, to inches long. Tail, nearly square; upper tail coverts, white, not tipped with bla
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