. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. PHALAROPES 373 broadly tipped white, flight-feathers dusky slate; "bill waxy yellow in spring with jet black tip; feet and tarsus dull yellowish" (E. W. Nelson); iris very dark brown. Adult male in breeding plumage: Similar to female but smaller and duller; white area of side of head smaller, top of head and back of neck streaked black and cinnamon; colors about base of bill lighter, less pure, often intermixed; under- plumage and side of neck lighter, and duller, often intermixed white; central tail-feathers dark,
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. PHALAROPES 373 broadly tipped white, flight-feathers dusky slate; "bill waxy yellow in spring with jet black tip; feet and tarsus dull yellowish" (E. W. Nelson); iris very dark brown. Adult male in breeding plumage: Similar to female but smaller and duller; white area of side of head smaller, top of head and back of neck streaked black and cinnamon; colors about base of bill lighter, less pure, often intermixed; under- plumage and side of neck lighter, and duller, often intermixed white; central tail-feathers dark, outer ones pale sepia; bill, iris, legs and feet like those of female but duller; "legs and feet horn colored, webs yellow" (Practical Handbook of British Birds). Adults in winter plumage (sexes alike) : Head, neck and under plumage mainly white with imperfectly concealed dark bases to feathers of crown, a dusky patch on hind head, another in front of and below eye extending back over ear-region but leaving most of eyelids white; dusky tint continues down back of neck; sides of lower back, rump and outer upper tail-coverts white; rest of upper plumage mainly ashy-gray darkening to "deep mouse gray" on wings and tail; scapulars and tertials bordered white; some primary, middle and greater coverts tipped white, latter broadly; feathers on sides of breast ashy-gray, tipped white; wing- OOT OF ED linings and axillars mainly white, mottled along edge of wing; bill, legs and feet dark halakope horn color. Young in first winter plumage: Like adult winter; distinguished by juvenal tail and wing coverts. Young in juvenal plumage: Resembles adult male in breeding plumage above but forehead light buffy or white; feathers of upper back and scapulars, wing coverts, tertials, back, rump and upper tail-coverts edged but not tipped cinnamon-buff; fore neck, sides of breast, sides and flanks reddish-buff, other under plumage mainly white. Downy young: Head buffy, deepening t
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