. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 330 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK The Dovekie, or Knotty of the fisherman, is a rather ir- regular winter visitant off the coast, generally keeping well out at sea, but at rare intervals blown inland by severe storms. It should be recognized at once by its small size. Small flocks may be seen flying with rapid wing-strokes, close over the water, or floating
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 330 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK The Dovekie, or Knotty of the fisherman, is a rather ir- regular winter visitant off the coast, generally keeping well out at sea, but at rare intervals blown inland by severe storms. It should be recognized at once by its small size. Small flocks may be seen flying with rapid wing-strokes, close over the water, or floating on the waves. The birds seem tame, and at the approach of a boat they often dive instead of flying. Eazok-billbd Auk. Alca tarda Ad. in summer. — Head, throat, and upper parts sooty-black; line from bill to eye, narrow line across wing, and under parts white; bill short and deep. Ad. in winter. — Similar, but throat, fore neck, and cheeks white; no white line from bill to eye. Im. — Similar to winter adult, but bill smaller. The Eazor-bill is an irregular winter visitant to the coast of New England and Long Island, occurring off rocky. Fig. 92. Razor-billed Auk, in Winter shores. It gets its food by diving, and uses its wings under water to propel itself. Its pattern of black and white re- sembles very closely that of the Murre, but it may be distin- guished by its deeper bill, and, when sitting on the water, by its upturned 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 Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927. Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
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