. 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 . Fig. 7-tlj. — Murres. — : MURRES AXD AUKS. 1085 feathers. Wings normal, effective for tiight. Bicolor. Egg single, colored. One of former editions of
. 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 . Fig. 7-tlj. — Murres. — : MURRES AXD AUKS. 1085 feathers. Wings normal, effective for tiight. Bicolor. Egg single, colored. One of former editions of the Key. A. torda. (Name of the bird lord or tordmule.) Kazor-billed Auk. Tinker. Adult$9 ,m summer: Bill and feet black, former with a white line occupying the length of middlesulcus on both mandibles; mouth yellow; eye hazel-brown or bluish. A strict, sunken line. Kio. 747. — Great Auk. (From Sport with Gun and Rod. The Century Co., N. T.) of white from eyr- to base of culuicn. and neck all around and iipptT partt; black, glo.^syand intense on latter, lustreless opaque brownisli-black on sides and Front of former. Tips ofsecondaries and entire under parts from neck, including lining of wings, wliite. In winter :White reacliing bill, and invading sides of head and neck ; the sharp white line so conspicuousill sumnur obliterated: dark parts duller. Youni,: Similar to adults in winter: smaller: 1086 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.— duller; bill smaller, unformed, ungrooved, aud lacking any white line. Nestlings clothed withsooty down overlaid with rufous, jjaler or whitish on head, neck, and below. Length of adultsabout ; extent ; wing ; tail , graduated ; tarsus ; middle or outertoe and claw , inner ; chord of culmen , arc J .50 ; gape ; gonys ; greatestdepth of bill This Auk ab
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