. Color key to North American birds; with bibliographical appendix . ollowing pages both author and artist havehad full access to the collections of the American Museum of NaturalHistory, and they are also glad to acknowledge their indebtedness toWilliam Brewster of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Robert Ridgway, Curatorof Birds in the United States National Museum, and to C. Hart Merriam,Chief of the Biologic Survey, for the loan of specimens for description andillustration. SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF NORTHAMERICAN BIRDS. The figures are all life-size, except as BIRDS. Order
. Color key to North American birds; with bibliographical appendix . ollowing pages both author and artist havehad full access to the collections of the American Museum of NaturalHistory, and they are also glad to acknowledge their indebtedness toWilliam Brewster of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Robert Ridgway, Curatorof Birds in the United States National Museum, and to C. Hart Merriam,Chief of the Biologic Survey, for the loan of specimens for description andillustration. SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF NORTHAMERICAN BIRDS. The figures are all life-size, except as BIRDS. Order I. Grebes, Loons, and Auks. PYGOPODES.(3 families, 32 species, 3 subspecies.) Duck-like birds with the bill usually pointed, never wider than his:h,and without flutings, gutters,or serrationson its side; wings short,never with a bright colored patch or speculum; tail rudimentary, notnoticeable; toes webbed or lobed. Color usually blackish above, whitebelow; the throat often dark. The Grebes and Loons, when pursued,dive rather than fly; the Auks usually take PIED-BILLED GREBE. Family i. GREBES. PODICIPID/E. Toes four with lobate webs; tipped with a broad nail; tail wanting.
Size: 1934px × 1292px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1912
