. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. D. Culraen over If long .5. Murre. D. Culmen less than If long 6. Briinnich's Murre. E. Greater wing coverts wholly white 4. Mandt's Guillemot. E. Greater wing coverts black at base 3. Black Guillemot. F. Upper parts, including a band around throat, brownish-black ; belly white 2. Puffin. F. Upper parts a glossy blue-black; belly grayish-brown; head of the adult with crests of yellow feathers 1. Tufted Puffin. 1. Tufted Puffin (12. Liinda cirrhcita). — A b
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. D. Culraen over If long .5. Murre. D. Culmen less than If long 6. Briinnich's Murre. E. Greater wing coverts wholly white 4. Mandt's Guillemot. E. Greater wing coverts black at base 3. Black Guillemot. F. Upper parts, including a band around throat, brownish-black ; belly white 2. Puffin. F. Upper parts a glossy blue-black; belly grayish-brown; head of the adult with crests of yellow feathers 1. Tufted Puffin. 1. Tufted Puffin (12. Liinda cirrhcita). — A bird similar in form to the next, with, the upper parts a glossy blue-black and the lower ones grayish- brown. The head is fur- nished with two crests of Jt*Ma^ jA Ifet yellow, silky feathers above I 1 the eyes, and the face por- I m tlon °f the head *s white. Jjjjf^- Young lacks crests, white face, and the grooves of Tufted Puffin the bill. Length, 15 ; wing, 7f ; tail, 2f ; tarsus, 1^; culmen, 2f. North Pacific ; accidental on coast of Maine. 2. Puffin (13. Fratercnla drctica). — A very stout-billed diver, with the upper parts, including a band around the neck, brown- ish-black, breast and belly wrhite, and the sides of the head grayish - wrhite. The bill in life, especially during the breeding season, is peculiarly ridged and of bright red, blue, and white colors. Breeding birds have a horny spine over the eye. (Sea- Parrot.) Length, 13; wing, 6^ (6-6f); tail, 21; tarsus, 1; culmen, 1£. North Atlan- Puffin. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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