. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. 634 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.âLIMIC0L2E. less; middle toe and claw Young in autumn: No traces of the reddish. Upper parts very light ash, each feather fading into whi
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. 634 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.âLIMIC0L2E. less; middle toe and claw Young in autumn: No traces of the reddish. Upper parts very light ash, each feather fading into white on the edges, and with a narrow shaft-line of dusky. Entire under parts pure white. Scapulars dusky, edged with whitish. Other parts as in summer adults. In a usual winter dress, there are traces of the reddish on the upper parts generally, and on the breast. Each feather above is brownish-black, regularly indented and tipped with ashy-white, thus glaring to the upper parts the appearance of being evenly mottled. There is a buff tinge on the breast, and also on the tips of the rump-feathers. The bend of the wing is nearly as dark as in the adult. At all times the under parts from the jugulum are pure white. Inhabits the sea coasts of nearly all countries; N. A. at large, abundant coastwise, also in the interior on large bodies of water. Migratory; breeds in high latitudes. 241. EUBYNOBHYTf'CHUS. (Gr. eipwo), ewruno,! dilate; puyxo^, hrugchos, heak,) Spoon- BiLLEi) Sakdpiper. BUI about as long as head, straight, spatulate at end, the " spoon" being about as wide as long, lozenge-shaped, with the distal angle well marked, the lateral angles rounded off, the proximal one of course running into the rest of the bill; both mandibles share this extraordinary dilation to about equal extent. The shape is not exactly as in the accom- panying sketch; but the expansion is remarkably vascular, doubtless changes somewhat in drying, and may not be quite alike in different specim
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