. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. « I y,. ''^1 m 42 KEY TO FAMILIES. A. Tip of tlio upper mandible more or less swollen, rounded, and sharply pointed; upper parts, including wi
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. « I y,. ''^1 m 42 KEY TO FAMILIES. A. Tip of tlio upper mandible more or less swollen, rounded, and sharply pointed; upper parts, including wings, and sometimes tho entire plumage, dark sooty blackish, sometimes irregularly barred; tail always dark, the middle feathers longest. . Family Uterco- rariidiK: Skuas and Jaeoeks (Fig. (J, a), p. 05. B. Upper mandible curved but not swollen at tlio end; tail generally white, sometimes tipped with black ; the tail-feathers usually of about equal length. . Subfamily Larina,: (Fig. 0, i), p. Fio. 7. Fio. 8. C. Bill straight, not hooked and sharply pointed; outer tail-feathers generally longer than the middle ones. Subfamily Sternince.: Terns (Fig. 7), p. 70. D. Bill thin and bladelike, the lower mandible much longer than the upper one. . Family liynchopidoe: Skimmers (Fig. 8), p. 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. New York : D. Appleton
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