. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. trices darker, especially toward ends, where nearly dusky blackish. Jugulum (sometimes the breast alsii, or, rarely, even the aljdomen) white, shading gradually into grayish, the entire crissum, flanks, siilts, and usually the abdomen being uniform deep ash-gray, becoming gradually lighter ante- riorly. " Bill grayish black, the upper part bluish ; iris brown ; feet black, but with the greater part of the tarsus yellow " * (Audubon). Total length, about inches; extent, ; wing,
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. trices darker, especially toward ends, where nearly dusky blackish. Jugulum (sometimes the breast alsii, or, rarely, even the aljdomen) white, shading gradually into grayish, the entire crissum, flanks, siilts, and usually the abdomen being uniform deep ash-gray, becoming gradually lighter ante- riorly. " Bill grayish black, the upper part bluish ; iris brown ; feet black, but with the greater part of the tarsus yellow " * (Audubon). Total length, about inches; extent, ; wing, ( ;ige, ) ; central ' /)(life, the color of the tarsi is light grayish blue, which in dried skins sometimes changes to yellow. i'.ir. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880. Boston : Little, Brown
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