. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. of two Pe edges J hillside, (n a high or Jess anti as ler out ce and k, still ntl the -ording 1 Nova Ined off und in 'eed in few are I Den- ipend- d with le bill by the )f the '<^ 73", dman along [ireat. , SURF scotp:r. SURF DUCK. PATCH-HEAD. HORSE-HEAD COOT. SKUNK-HEAU. OlDEMIA PERSPICHLATA. Char. Male: general color deep black above
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. of two Pe edges J hillside, (n a high or Jess anti as ler out ce and k, still ntl the -ording 1 Nova Ined off und in 'eed in few are I Den- ipend- d with le bill by the )f the '<^ 73", dman along [ireat. , SURF scotp:r. SURF DUCK. PATCH-HEAD. HORSE-HEAD COOT. SKUNK-HEAU. OlDEMIA PERSPICHLATA. Char. Male: general color deep black above, paler below ; a white patcii on the forehead and on the nape ; bill mostly orange red, with a patch of black near the base of the upper mandible, bordered by orange and lie blue; lower mandible pinkish ; legs and toes orange, webs dull green, claws black. Female : upper parts dusky or sooty brown ; under parts grayish ; bill dusky; legs and feet dull buff. Length about ig inches. Nest. On the margin of a lake or sluggish stream, concealed amid a tussock of rank herbage or beneath a low branch, âmade of coarse weed- stems and lined with down. ^,?S^- S~8> pale buff or ivory white ; X This species of Sea Duck, with other dark kinds here com- monly called Coots, may be i)roperly considered as an Amer- ican species, its visits in the Orkneys and European seas being merely accidental. It breeds on the Arctic coasts, and ,1 M â I, ::ili Kit I *l Itil; â I' 11 1'i ill 11, )^4. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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