. 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. PHALABOPODIB^: FHALAROPES. 613 in the napo. A narrow, distinct, pure white line over the eye. Sides of neck intense piirpliMh- cliestnut, or darl-: wine-red; ant
. 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. PHALABOPODIB^: FHALAROPES. 613 in the napo. A narrow, distinct, pure white line over the eye. Sides of neck intense piirpliMh- cliestnut, or darl-: wine-red; anteriorly deepening upon the aurioulars into velvety-black ; pos- tei'iorly continueil, somewhat duller in tint, as a stripe along each side of the hack to the tips of the scapulars. Other upper parts pearly-ash, hlanchiug on the rump and upper tail-coverts. AViugs pale grayish-brown ; coverts slightly white-tipped ; primaries dusky-brcnvn, their shafts brownish-white, except at tip. Tail marbled with pearly-gray and white. All the under ])arts pure white, but the fore part and sides of the breast washed with pale chestnut-brown, as if with a weak solution of the rich color on the neck, and a faint tinge of the same along the sides of the body to the iianks. Bill and feet black. Iris brown. Length ; e.\tent ; Ai-ing ; tail ; 1); tarsus ; middle toe and claw Adult $ : Less richly colored, and smaller ; length ; extent ; wing Adult ^ ? , in winter : No rusty red or pure black. Above, pure ashy-gray, each feather usually skirted with whitish ; frequently some blackish, pale-edged feathers. Wing-quills fuscous, usually with light edgings ; tail as in summer; upper tail-coverts, line over eye, parts about bill, and whole under jiarts, ^vhite, the jugulum and sides usually shaded with ashy. Y(iung, before first mcjult: Bill blackish, about long; legs dull yellow (tarsus ; middle toe and claw 1.
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