. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. (Is fre(iucnt clvillo iVii- whcrc tlu'y ic coast of I is similar tiiat tiu'V ml Ireland itiguotis to with down. l"rc(HK'ntly and sonie- er 'IhaniLS li it feeds, if the Sprat cen in the s. It ilies terity. and very noisy, .ugiist, and se of Sej)- and the )f eastern roiii about. SKA I' C''l'fllS Char. Prcvailiiig color black ; large i)atcli on the win
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. (Is fre(iucnt clvillo iVii- whcrc tlu'y ic coast of I is similar tiiat tiu'V ml Ireland itiguotis to with down. l"rc(HK'ntly and sonie- er 'IhaniLS li it feeds, if the Sprat cen in the s. It ilies terity. and very noisy, .ugiist, and se of Sej)- and the )f eastern roiii about. SKA I' C''l'fllS Char. Prcvailiiig color black ; large i)atcli on the wings white, witli a l)lai k bar, sometimes wholly or partially concealed ; bill black ; legs aiut feet bright reel. Length about 13 inches. In winter the upjier parts are varied with white, and the lower parts mostly white; feet pinki>h. On a rock-lx)nnd coast, placed on the ledge of a cliff, m under loose bowlders on the top of a bluff; sometimes amid the shingle of a beach; no attempt is nuule at nest-building ; the eggs are clepii>ited mi the bare rocks. Ai,V->'- --J (usually 2). ivory white, somciimes tinged with bluish green, marked witli rich brown ;ind gray; x 1 60. The lilaek Ciiiilleniot is a general inhabitant of the whole .Arctic seas of both continents. It has even l)een called tiie Dove of (Ireenland, being common in that coimtry, as well as. 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 Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924; Nuttall, Thomas. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada. Boston : Little, Brown
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