. 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. 676 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—ALEGTORIDES—BALLIFORMES. high, shorter than head, the nostrils near its taiddle, (mal. Toes without lateral margins. Plumage heautiful with ri
. 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. 676 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—ALEGTORIDES—BALLIFORMES. high, shorter than head, the nostrils near its taiddle, (mal. Toes without lateral margins. Plumage heautiful with rich blue, etc. I. marti'nica. (Of Martinique.) Purple GtAllinule. Adult g 9 : Head, neck, and under parts beautiful purpUsh-blue, blackening on the beUy, the sides and lining of, wings bluish-green, the crissum white. Above, olivaceous-green, the cervix and wing-coverts tinted with blue. QuiUs and tail-feathers blackish, glossed on the outer webs with greenish. Frontal shield blue; biU carmine, tipped with yellow; legs yellow. The frontal shield is obovate, with a point behind. Young vrith the head, neck, and lower back brownish, the under parts mostly white, mixed with ochrey. Length ; extent about ; wing ; tail ; biU from gape about ; tarsus about ; middle toe about S. Atlantic and Grulf States, N. casually to New England, etc.; resident in the South. Also inhabits much of C. and S. Am., and W. I. 64. Subfamily FULICIN/E: Coots. BUI and frontal plate much as in the Gallinules. Body depressed; the under plumage thick and duck-Uke, to resist water. Feet highly natatorial; toes, including the hinder, lobate, being furnished with large semicircular membranous flaps. The Coots are emi- nently aquatic birds, swimming with ease, by means of their lobate feet, like phalaropes and grebes; but this ability results from very slight modification of a structure shared by the Bails and GraUinules. There are about ten species, of
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