. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 206 BULLETIN 5 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM tudinal) scales; upper surface of toes with a continuous series of regular transverse scutella; lateral membranes of toes very broad, the segments conspicuously convex, their lateral lobes with transverse scutella similar to those on top of toes; claw of outer toe sometimes reaching to base of middle claw, but usually falling short of the. Figure 14.—Fulica americana. latter; inner toe decidedly shorter than outer; hallux (without claw) about as long as basal phalanx of outer toe; claws moderat
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 206 BULLETIN 5 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM tudinal) scales; upper surface of toes with a continuous series of regular transverse scutella; lateral membranes of toes very broad, the segments conspicuously convex, their lateral lobes with transverse scutella similar to those on top of toes; claw of outer toe sometimes reaching to base of middle claw, but usually falling short of the. Figure 14.—Fulica americana. latter; inner toe decidedly shorter than outer; hallux (without claw) about as long as basal phalanx of outer toe; claws moderate in size, very slightly curved, especially that of middle toe. Plwniage and coloration.—Plumage of head and neck short, dense, and very soft, the head completely feathered, except where occupied by frontal shield; plumage of body, etc., full, dense, and rather coarse;. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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