. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — THE LOON'S - UKLXATOR. 451 the plumage also sli^'htly dillVreiit. liill very lar^e, iniuli impressed, the tenniiiiil lialf tupering rapidly from the well-deliiied or even pMinineiit iiiij,'h> at the liase ot' the },'oiiys ; i uliiieii almost porlei'tly striiiiiht ; feathering on sides of maxilla reaihing iiea-ly to anterior end nf the nostrils. Aihtlt: Upper half of the head (ine'.,' loral, orhital, and auricular regions), with najie, dull Idaik, with slight brownish green r
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — THE LOON'S - UKLXATOR. 451 the plumage also sli^'htly dillVreiit. liill very lar^e, iniuli impressed, the tenniiiiil lialf tupering rapidly from the well-deliiied or even pMinineiit iiiij,'h> at the liase ot' the },'oiiys ; i uliiieii almost porlei'tly striiiiiht ; feathering on sides of maxilla reaihing iiea-ly to anterior end nf the nostrils. Aihtlt: Upper half of the head (ine'.,' loral, orhital, and auricular regions), with najie, dull Idaik, with slight brownish green relli'ilions ; lower half of head (im liidiiig malar region, chin, and throat), with forenock and lower neck, all round, Mui -''', with violel-lilue retlections ; lureneik crossed liy a bur of white longituilinal spots, these ^.iiili liroader than in I', inniii r ; -ides uf the neck, bidow this l)ar, with ii transverse broad iiatcli of similar markings. Upper [larts Idack, vuiiegaled by white dots, as in (/. immn; but those of the scajiulars much longer ihar bmad, instead of nearly wptarc ; lower parts white, the sides of the jitguhim stieaki'd with black ; sides and tlatiks. V. Atlam-ii. blue-black, variegated by small round dots of white, liill dull yellowisli, dusky , inclining to ivory-white terminally ; iris •• ligiit recldish brown ; legs and fi'et ; I'diM;/.- Similar to that of U. immir, Imt larger, the bill laiger, deeper, more compressed, anil with a decided goiiyileal angle ; under side of head and neck grayish while, clouded wilh sooty grayish brown. Wing, ;» inches (average, ;). II); culmen, ')0-;:) ('..,")!»); dejith of bill through liase, l.(H>-|.u>(i (I.(»!)); tarsus. ;;.-,-) (:$.»!); outer toe. ')-4.(;) (). (Six adulls.) So far as American .specimens aiv coneerned, this species appears to be perfectly distinct from U. imnwr, no examples at all intermediate occ
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