. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE COOT 41 Colour above black, lesser coverts purplish blue, first primary greyish blue; tail black; neck and under surface of body purplish blue; lower abdomen and thighs black; vmder tail coverts white, frontal plate, bill legs and feet red. Total length 16 inches, eulmen and frontal shield 3, wing , tail , tarsus , middle toe and claw Nest usually built of aquatic plants, leaves, &e., in swamps, generally close to the water, either on rushes or Buller. Bald Coot: Porphyrio melanonotus. They lay from four to seven eggs, which a
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE COOT 41 Colour above black, lesser coverts purplish blue, first primary greyish blue; tail black; neck and under surface of body purplish blue; lower abdomen and thighs black; vmder tail coverts white, frontal plate, bill legs and feet red. Total length 16 inches, eulmen and frontal shield 3, wing , tail , tarsus , middle toe and claw Nest usually built of aquatic plants, leaves, &e., in swamps, generally close to the water, either on rushes or Buller. Bald Coot: Porphyrio melanonotus. They lay from four to seven eggs, which are of a greenish stone colour with brown markings of different shades; these measure about X inch. The Coot. Fulica australis. Australia and Tasmania. Colour above grey with olive shade; under tail coverts black, with a line of white feathers round the bend of the wing; bill bluish grey; iris red. Total length 14 inches, eulmen from base of shield , wing , tail , tarsus , middle toe and claw 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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