. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. LXIII. LOONS 341 Length, 17 ; wing, 8|- (7i-8J-) ; tail, 3|; tarsus, 1 J; culmen, IJ. Coasts and islands of the North Atlantic ; in America breeding from Maine northward, and south in winter, casually to North Carolina. 8. Dovekie (34. Alle dlle). — A small, short-billed, sooty- backed, -vvhite-bellied bird, with white tips to the secondaries, some white streaks on the shoulders. The small wings of. Razor-billed Ank Dovekie this bird are moved with almos
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. LXIII. LOONS 341 Length, 17 ; wing, 8|- (7i-8J-) ; tail, 3|; tarsus, 1 J; culmen, IJ. Coasts and islands of the North Atlantic ; in America breeding from Maine northward, and south in winter, casually to North Carolina. 8. Dovekie (34. Alle dlle). — A small, short-billed, sooty- backed, -vvhite-bellied bird, with white tips to the secondaries, some white streaks on the shoulders. The small wings of. Razor-billed Ank Dovekie this bird are moved with almost bewildering rapidity, enabling it to fly with great swiftness. It swims with grace and ease, and dives, like all of the order, with great expertness. (Sea Dove; Little Auk.) Length, 8'^; wing, 4| (4|-5); tail, IJ; tarsus, |; culmen, J. Coasts and islands of the North Atlantic; in America breeding far north; south in winter to New Jersey, accidental in Michigan. FAMILY LXIII. LOONS (URINAt6rID^) A small family (6 species) of large, heavy, long-necked, short-tailed, diving birds, with the legs situated at the tail end. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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