. 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 . .LOPHODYTES. (Gr. \6(i>o<:, lophos, a crest; Sur^s. (hites. a diver.) Charactei-s as civenin the foregoinj; analysis. One species, the ^ of which is known at a glance by the
. 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 . .LOPHODYTES. (Gr. \6(i>o<:, lophos, a crest; Sur^s. (hites. a diver.) Charactei-s as civenin the foregoinj; analysis. One species, the ^ of which is known at a glance by the el<ki> Sheldrake. Little, W(1(id, Swamp, Pond, Iickax. and Simmku Fishing Duck or ,. Koi-nd-crested Dick. Fan-ckestkd Dick (a name sliand witli yEr spotisa.) Trek Dick. Simke-bill. .Mdss-iiiad. Iadpole. Snowl. Smew (a namtproperly belonging to 950 SYSTEMA TIC SYNOPSIS. — LAMELLIROSTRES— AN SERES. Mergus nlbellus). Bill shorter than head. Nostrils iu its basal half. Frontal feathers ex-tending far beyond those on side of bill, the latter beyond those on lower mandible. A magnifi-cent ciest, compressed, semi-circular in outline when erected, in both sexes, but in 9 and less strict; the ^ can open and shut it like a fan, by lifting or lowering it. Adult ^ : Billblack ; eyes yellow ; feet light brown, with dusky claws. Head, neck, and upper parts black,changmg to brown on lower back; crest elegantly centred with snowy white; lower fore-neckand under parts white: sides regularly and finely waved with brownish-red and black ; crissum STEGANOPODES: TOTIPALMATE BIRDS. 951 waved with dusky. Liuiug of wings and axillars wliite. Enlarged white doubly black-barredfeathers in front of wing. A white speculum, with two black bars, the white being on outerwebs of secondaries and ends of these and greater coverts ; inner secondaries black, with whitemedian stripe. Young ^ similar to 9- Adult 9
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