. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Haeniatoims palliatue. Head aud neck, blackish, or very dark brown; back,brown; upper tail coverts, white; bill, red ; bill, inches long; wing, about ten inches long; lowerbreast and belly, white. Hmnatopus palliatus. American Oyster=catcher. S(;e No. American Oystor-catcher. ORDER PYGOPODES. Diving Birds. Suborder PODICIPIDES. Grebes. Family PODICIPID^. Grebes. Six species of Grebes occur iu North America. Their toes are lobe webbed anil llie legsare placed far hack, rendering walking dithc
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Haeniatoims palliatue. Head aud neck, blackish, or very dark brown; back,brown; upper tail coverts, white; bill, red ; bill, inches long; wing, about ten inches long; lowerbreast and belly, white. Hmnatopus palliatus. American Oyster=catcher. S(;e No. American Oystor-catcher. ORDER PYGOPODES. Diving Birds. Suborder PODICIPIDES. Grebes. Family PODICIPID^. Grebes. Six species of Grebes occur iu North America. Their toes are lobe webbed anil llie legsare placed far hack, rendering walking dithcult. Tiiey feed principally on fish. Aboutthirty-two speeies ar* known througliout the world. Genus COLYMBUS COLYMBUS Linn.
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