. A history of British birds . COMMON COOT. FULICARIM. FuLiCA ATRA, Linnseus.* THE COMMON COOT. Fiilica atra. FuLiCA, Brissonf.—Beak of medium size, shorter than the bead, strong,conical, straight, compressed at the base, higher than broad, superior basal por-tion extending up the forehead, and dilated, forming a naked patch ; points ofboth mandibles compressed, of equal length ; the upper one slightly curved, theinferior mandible with an angle underneath at the symphysis. Nostrils lateral,pierced longitudinally about the middle of the beak, partly closed by a mem-brane. Legs long
. A history of British birds . COMMON COOT. FULICARIM. FuLiCA ATRA, Linnseus.* THE COMMON COOT. Fiilica atra. FuLiCA, Brissonf.—Beak of medium size, shorter than the bead, strong,conical, straight, compressed at the base, higher than broad, superior basal por-tion extending up the forehead, and dilated, forming a naked patch ; points ofboth mandibles compressed, of equal length ; the upper one slightly curved, theinferior mandible with an angle underneath at the symphysis. Nostrils lateral,pierced longitudinally about the middle of the beak, partly closed by a mem-brane. Legs long, slender, naked above the tarsal joint; three toes in front,one behind; all the toes long, united at the base, furnished laterally with anextension of the membrane, forming round lobes. Wings of moderate size ; thefirst feather shorter than the second or third, which are the longest in the short. The Coot is a generally distributed species throughoutthe British Islands, upon large ponds, lakes, and slowrivers; it also frequents the level shores of so
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