. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY SKIMMKKS. 45 FAfllLY RHYNCHOPID/E. Skimmers. Bill, like blade of a knife, the under mandible the longer; plumage, black above, white below. * Group I. Wing, 13 to 15 inches Bill, thiu, kuife-like; lower inaLulihle, the Ioniser; t);isal half ut hill, veiQiilioii nnl, hlack- ishattip; upper plninaj^e, hlack ; uuderparts, white. B/ujuchops ni<jra. Black Skimmer. See No. 54. * For directions for measurement, see page Please note that these images are extracted from sca
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY SKIMMKKS. 45 FAfllLY RHYNCHOPID/E. Skimmers. Bill, like blade of a knife, the under mandible the longer; plumage, black above, white below. * Group I. Wing, 13 to 15 inches Bill, thiu, kuife-like; lower inaLulihle, the Ioniser; t);isal half ut hill, veiQiilioii nnl, hlack- ishattip; upper plninaj^e, hlack ; uuderparts, white. B/ujuchops ni<jra. Black Skimmer. See No. 54. * For directions for measurement, 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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