. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. ists," and by i the right to Droving their cal science," azing — with r difficulty it imatists, is :) martially, tlie : estabhshed J influence of > are studied he separating pted. There — nay, many he American tebody, —we \\ systematic ng American IJ, system of I follow this It has as yet cific instead jrs. During eding-season la
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. ists," and by i the right to Droving their cal science," azing — with r difficulty it imatists, is :) martially, tlie : estabhshed J influence of > are studied he separating pted. There — nay, many he American tebody, —we \\ systematic ng American IJ, system of I follow this It has as yet cific instead jrs. During eding-season lands. It is vater and to. DOVEKIE. SEA DOVE. LITTLE AUK. Alle ALLE. Char. Head, neck, and upper parts black ; wings with small patch of white, sorrictimes divided by a black bar ; under parts white ; bill black; legs red. Length about Sy^ inches. In winter the chin and throat are white, and in spring and fall the white is more or less varied with black. A^esf. On a ledge of an ocean cliff, or any high elevation adjacent to the sea. There is no receptacle for the egg, which is laid on the bare rock or amid loose stones. ^J^.?"- J; P^le greenish blue, sometimes streaked with buflf; average size X This neat and singular little bird, with a quaint resemblance to the Columbine tribe, is known to mariners by the name of the Greenland Dove ; and in this vicinity it is also called the Pigeon Diver. It inhabits, however, a region where the gentle cooing of the Dove is never heard. It dwells ftir within the Arctic Circle, approaching the very Pole, having been obtained. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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