. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. 708 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. â LAMELLIBOSTBES â ANSERES. 296. wings, to sooty brown, on the flanks to chestnut-brown. A wliite i]atch between l>ill and eye, curvi
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. 708 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. â LAMELLIBOSTBES â ANSERES. 296. wings, to sooty brown, on the flanks to chestnut-brown. A wliite i]atch between l>ill and eye, curving upward and l>aeli\vard to margin tlie black coronal stripe, changing to chestnut from over eye to nape. A round white spot on side of hind-head ; a long white spot on side of upper neck ; a white collar around neck, interrupted or not before and behind; a white crescent on side of breast iu front of wings ; these marks black-bordered. A white spot on wing-eovcrts; a white bar across ends of greater coverts and some of the secondaries; outer webs of inner secondaries mostly white; scapulars mostly white. A white spot on each side of root of tail. Speculum me- tallic purplish or violet. Two or three years appear to be required to perfect this plu- mage; the $ is found in almost every condition between this and the plumage of the 9 ; the final stage is the completion of the white ring around neck and white tips of secondaries. 9 'â Bill dusky; feet dull bluish- gray. Iris brown, A whitish spot before eye and behind ear. General plumage on head and ujiper parts dark brown, darlj- est on head and rump, the lower parts similar, more gray- ish, passing through gray mot- tling to whitish on belly. Thus the 9 is a very small and obscure duck, M'idely different from the ^ ; observe the small size, very sliort bill, only about along eulmen, higher than wide at base ; plumage without definite markings excepting the two spots on each side tif the head; extent of dappled gray a
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