. The water birds of North America . 1831, nigricans, Link, Beschr. Univ. Rostock, I. 1806. 17. —Coues, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, IV. 1879, 244 ; 2d Check List, 1SS2, no. 863. — Kidgw. Nom. X. B. 1881, no. 752. 464 THE DIVING BIRDS — PVGOPODES. IIab. Coasts and islands of the North Atlantic, south in America to New Jersey in winter ;breeds far northward. Sp. Char. Adult, in summer: Head, neck, and jugulum uniform fuliginous-brown, growinggradually darker on the pileura and nape ; remaining upper parts fuliginous-black, the secondariestipped with white, and posterior scap
. The water birds of North America . 1831, nigricans, Link, Beschr. Univ. Rostock, I. 1806. 17. —Coues, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, IV. 1879, 244 ; 2d Check List, 1SS2, no. 863. — Kidgw. Nom. X. B. 1881, no. 752. 464 THE DIVING BIRDS — PVGOPODES. IIab. Coasts and islands of the North Atlantic, south in America to New Jersey in winter ;breeds far northward. Sp. Char. Adult, in summer: Head, neck, and jugulum uniform fuliginous-brown, growinggradually darker on the pileura and nape ; remaining upper parts fuliginous-black, the secondariestipped with white, and posterior scapulars edged with the same. Lower parts, from the jugulumback, immaculate white, the upper flank-feathers striped with dusky. Bill black ; iris darkbrown ; feet pale flesh-colored, webs dusky, claws black ; inside of mouth light yellow (Audu-bon). Winter plumage: Chin, throat, jugulum, malar region, and sides of the upper part of thenape white, the latter mottled with grayish, and the jugular feathers with dusky bases ; other-. Wintcr plumage. wise like the summer plumage. Young, first winter: Recognizable by its smaller and -weakerbill, by the duller and more brownish black of the upper parts, almost wanting in gloss, and bythe greater extension of the white upon the sides of the hind head and neck. The scapulars andcoverts are conspicuously marked with white, as in the adult. The feet are mostly dusky (Corns).Downy young: Uniform dark grayish fuliginous, somewhat paler beneath ; bill black; legs andfeet brownish (in dried skins). Total length, about inches ; wing, ; culmen, .50 ; tarsus, .80 ; middle toe, withclaw, The Little Auk is the most decidedly oceanic, and also one of the most Arctic, ofthe family of Alcidce. It lives and spends most of its time on the open sea, and veryrarely resorts to the land — never doing so voluntarily, except during the breeding-season. It breeds exclusively in high northern regions — chiefly on islands — andalwa
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