. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. ALOIDiE, AUKS. GEN. 327, 328. 345 outer claw smooth ; tail contained less than 3 times in length of wing. In summer, black, with white on wings or head ; in winter, largely white ; hill black, feet red. Length 12-15 ; wing 5J-7^ ; tarsus 1:^-1 J ; bill li-lf. /J / Blade Quillemot. Sea Pigeon. A large continuous white area ou both upper and unde
. 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. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. ALOIDiE, AUKS. GEN. 327, 328. 345 outer claw smooth ; tail contained less than 3 times in length of wing. In summer, black, with white on wings or head ; in winter, largely white ; hill black, feet red. Length 12-15 ; wing 5J-7^ ; tarsus 1:^-1 J ; bill li-lf. /J / Blade Quillemot. Sea Pigeon. A large continuous white area ou both upper and under surface of the wing, (rarely imperfect or wanting); head and neck with greenish gloss; tail feathers 12; Aving 5^-6:^; bill rather acute. N. Atlantic, very abundant, S. in winter to. FlO. 233. New ^3 ^. 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Salem [Mass. ] Naturalists' Agency; New York, Dodd and Mead; [etc. , etc. ,]
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