. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. M. serrator. dull buff, indistinctly streaked with black, the streaks being on the edges of the feathers; a white collar round upper part of the neck, just below the black. Lower ])arts pure creamy white, the sides and llauks undulated with narrow zigzag bars of black. Back and scapulars uniform black j shoulders overhung by a tuft of broad feathers, broadly margined with black, the central space be- ing white. Anterior and outer lesser wing-coverts dark slate-gray, darker centrally ; posterior les
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. M. serrator. dull buff, indistinctly streaked with black, the streaks being on the edges of the feathers; a white collar round upper part of the neck, just below the black. Lower ])arts pure creamy white, the sides and llauks undulated with narrow zigzag bars of black. Back and scapulars uniform black j shoulders overhung by a tuft of broad feathers, broadly margined with black, the central space be- ing white. Anterior and outer lesser wing-coverts dark slate-gray, darker centrally ; posterior lesser coverts and middle coverts wholly white ; greater coverts with the terminal half white, the basal half black, partly exposed, thus forming a narrow band or bar across the wing ; two inner tertials wholly black, the rest white, (;dged with black ; inner secondaries entirely white; outer secondtuies, primary- coverts, and primaries black. Rump and upper tail-coverts dark ash-grav, with black shafts. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880. Boston : Little, Brown
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