. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . tsrace. Bearing this fact in mind, a briefdescription of a baby Coot will not bewithout interest: General color black,the down of body plumage everywhereinterspersed with longer hair-like feath-ers, the terminal or exposed portion ofthese pale orange on upperparts. intensi-fying to bright orange-red around chin,sides of face, and back of head, formingtogether with tlieir black bases, now ex-posed, an absurd tonsure : short feathersof lores and ring of minute feathersabout eye
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . tsrace. Bearing this fact in mind, a briefdescription of a baby Coot will not bewithout interest: General color black,the down of body plumage everywhereinterspersed with longer hair-like feath-ers, the terminal or exposed portion ofthese pale orange on upperparts. intensi-fying to bright orange-red around chin,sides of face, and back of head, formingtogether with tlieir black bases, now ex-posed, an absurd tonsure : short feathersof lores and ring of minute feathersabout eyes still redder orange; top ofhead bare, forehead, except central lineand space over eyes, livid purple, chang-ing on crown to pale red; bald areamodified by tiny rows of startingfeatliers; bill black at tip with a speck of white on top. thence to base passingthru four shades of red, pale vermilion or Saturn red, coral, light maroon,and purplish maroon: underparts modified to dull gray by whitish tips ofprojecting hairs; feet bluish gray. Surely the remote ancestors of the nowplebian Coots must have been gay birds!. Photo by titc B.\BV COOT. No. 244. WHOOPING CRANE. A. O. U. No. 204. Griis americana (Linn.). Synonyms.—Whitk Ckaxk. Great White Crane. American Crane. Description.—Adult: Plumage pure white, the wing-quills, primary coverts,and alula black; top of head, lores and cheeks bare, dull red, covered with a thingrowth of short black hair.—the hair mixing more or less with white feathers onhind nape: bill dusky green; feet and legs black. Imiiiaturc: Similar to adult,but head not bare; plumage, especially on back, more or less overlaid with ochra-ceous. Length (); extent (2286); wing (); () ; bill () ; tarsus () ; middle toe and claw (137-2). - 6i8 THE WHOOPIiNG CRANE. Recojtnition Marks.—Giant size; lonj^ neck; long stout l)Iack tarsi; purewliitc coloration. Nesting.—Nest: of grasses, o
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