. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Family APHRIZID^. SURF BIRDS AND TURNSTONES. Subfamily ARENARIINtE. Turnstones. Bill, shorter than head and horny at tip; toes, four; lower back and rump, white, with black band; legs, comparatively short and Summer. Turnstone. Winter. Adult in summer: General upper parts, mottled and variegated with black, white, rufous, and tawny; throat and breast, black and white; rest of under parts, white; tail, with subterminal band of black, tipped with white. Adult in winter: Above, light, streaked and dashed with dark brown; an imperfect ba
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Family APHRIZID^. SURF BIRDS AND TURNSTONES. Subfamily ARENARIINtE. Turnstones. Bill, shorter than head and horny at tip; toes, four; lower back and rump, white, with black band; legs, comparatively short and Summer. Turnstone. Winter. Adult in summer: General upper parts, mottled and variegated with black, white, rufous, and tawny; throat and breast, black and white; rest of under parts, white; tail, with subterminal band of black, tipped with white. Adult in winter: Above, light, streaked and dashed with dark brown; an imperfect band of dark brown on the jugulum; chin and upper part of the throat, white; sides of breast, like the back; rest of under parts, white; a distinct white band on the wing; rump, white, with a broad patch of black on the upper tail coverts; tail, dark brown, the tips and basal half of the inner feathers, and nearly two thirds of the outer feathers^ white; legs, reddish orange; bill, black. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; tarsus, i; bill, .95. Arenaria interpres morinella. Turnstone. See No. 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. Chicago
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