. The water birds of North America . ver, met only in measurements, hut also other mppo ed distinctive characters, is,we: believe, clearly demonstrated by .Mr. Henshaw in bull. Xutt. Orn. Club, October, 1881,pp. 214 -218. ±22 THE DIVING BIRDS — PYGOPODES. Hab. Western Province of North America, breeding nearly throughout its range ; extendingirom Southern California on the southwest to tin- Red River Region (Shoal Lake, breeding abun-dantly) at the northeast. Sp. Char. Adult, full breeding-plumage: Pileuin and nape slaty black ; remaining upper partsbrownish slate, the remiges paler and more g
. The water birds of North America . ver, met only in measurements, hut also other mppo ed distinctive characters, is,we: believe, clearly demonstrated by .Mr. Henshaw in bull. Xutt. Orn. Club, October, 1881,pp. 214 -218. ±22 THE DIVING BIRDS — PYGOPODES. Hab. Western Province of North America, breeding nearly throughout its range ; extendingirom Southern California on the southwest to tin- Red River Region (Shoal Lake, breeding abun-dantly) at the northeast. Sp. Char. Adult, full breeding-plumage: Pileuin and nape slaty black ; remaining upper partsbrownish slate, the remiges paler and more grayish, with the inner webs chiefly white ; con-cealed bases of primaries and outer webs of secondaries next the shaft also white. Entire lowerparts satiny white, abruptly defined against the black of the pileum and nape ; sides, beneath thethe wings, clouded with grayish ; lores usually brownish gray, sometimes white. Bill olivaceous,becoming clear yellowish terminally and along the commissure ; iris bright clear rose-red ; legs. and feet greenish olive in the dried skin. Adult (and Young) in winter : Similar, but pileum andnape brownish slate, like the back. Rill dull, rather light 3re!low, the lower mandible deepeninginto orange terminally; culmen and broad longitudinal space on the side of the basal two thirdsof the lower mandible dark olive-green, the former nearly black ; iris pure carmine (having muchthe appearance of a red currant), growing narrowly whitish around the pupil ; tarsi and toes dullolivaceous yellow, the outer side of the tarsus anil joints of the toes nearly black. l Downy young:Above, uniform brownish gray, the nape and pileum lighter ; lower parts uniform white ; billblackish. No streaks or other markings whatever about the plumage. Total length, about inches ; extent, ; wing, (average, ) ; culmen, () ; deptli of bill through base, . (.54) ; tarsus, () ; outer toe, (). (Fourteen
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