. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. ^ _J Itut only very long in adult birds, sometimes only slightly longer than rest of tail feathers in immature birds; in l)rowii plumages, the axillars (feathers extending from armpit) are heavily l)arred, brown and white; in other plumages, tlie axillars and under wing coverts are sooty brown or dark slaty brown Family STERCORARUD/E. Skuas and Jaegers. See page ^ Nostrils, separate not tubular; bill, without cere; hind toe, sometimes very small; upper niiiudible, curved; unguis (end of bill), n
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. ^ _J Itut only very long in adult birds, sometimes only slightly longer than rest of tail feathers in immature birds; in l)rowii plumages, the axillars (feathers extending from armpit) are heavily l)arred, brown and white; in other plumages, tlie axillars and under wing coverts are sooty brown or dark slaty brown Family STERCORARUD/E. Skuas and Jaegers. See page ^ Nostrils, separate not tubular; bill, without cere; hind toe, sometimes very small; upper niiiudible, curved; unguis (end of bill), not swollen; middle tail feathers, about equal in length to the others; tail, rarely dark, although sometimes tipped with black or brown; axillars and under wing coverts, white or gray, sometimes with narrow gray lines or faint wavy bars. Family LARID^E. Subfamily LARIN^. Quils. 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; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum
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