. 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. 332 PYGOPODES, DIVING 2J. North Atlantic, alniiidant; S. at least to Carolina {Cones). A special state of P. major? Strickland, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, 129 ; DeKay, New York Birds, 287, pi. 136, f. 298; Lawr. in Bd., 834; Coues, ^"^S<g^ 1864, 123. EULIGINOSUS. Dark-bodied Shear- umter. Similar to the last; feet f
. 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. 332 PYGOPODES, DIVING 2J. North Atlantic, alniiidant; S. at least to Carolina {Cones). A special state of P. major? Strickland, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, 129 ; DeKay, New York Birds, 287, pi. 136, f. 298; Lawr. in Bd., 834; Coues, ^"^S<g^ 1864, 123. EULIGINOSUS. Dark-bodied Shear- umter. Similar to the last; feet flesh color, slightly obscured out- side ; lining of wings mostly white ; smaller ; Fig. 212. soory ,iei wingll,etc. Cape St. Lucas. Very doubtful. I allow this, and several others, to stand, because it is still uncertain what reduction of the species of this genus will prove necessary. JVectris amaurosoma Coues, I. c. 124. . amaurosoma. Slender-billed Shearwater. Plumage as in the foregoing; size less; tail shorter; bill smaller. Bill dusky-greenish, with yellow; feet yellowish, blackish behind and under the webs. Length about 14; wing 10; tail 3J, graduated an inch ; bill 1^ ; tarsus under 2 ; middle toe and claw 2J-. N. Pacific Coast. Temm., Planches Color. No. 587 ; Temm. and Schl., Fn. Japon. 131, pi. 86; Bonap., Consp. Av. ii, 202; Coues, I. c. 126; Baird, Trans. Chicago Acad, i, 1869, 322, pi. 34, f. 2. P. tristis, curilicua and brevicauda of authors? tenuirostris. Order PYGOPODES. Diving Birds. In the birds of this order the natatorial plan reaches its highest development. All the species swim and dive with perfect ease ; many are capable of remaining long submerged, and of traversing great distances under water, progress being effected by the wings as well as by the feet. Few other birds, such as cormorants and anhingas, resemble the Pygopodes in this respect. The legs are so completely posterior, that in standing the horizontal position of the axis of the body i
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