. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. ^sP-iJ^.^^ .-^^/X'l. Fio. 448. — The liulf, cf, in full featber, } nat. size. (From Brehm.) upper mandible grooved for three-fourths its length. Gape very wide and deep, reaching below eyes. Feathers on side of lower mandible si^arcelyor not reaching opposite those on upper, and ;t filling the interramal space. Tail very long
. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. ^sP-iJ^.^^ .-^^/X'l. Fio. 448. — The liulf, cf, in full featber, } nat. size. (From Brehm.) upper mandible grooved for three-fourths its length. Gape very wide and deep, reaching below eyes. Feathers on side of lower mandible si^arcelyor not reaching opposite those on upper, and ;t filling the interramal space. Tail very long, more than one-half the wing, graduated. Wings moderate, pointed. TibiaB denuded for nearly the length of the middle toe. Tarsi scutellate before and behind, much longer than middle toe and claw. Outer toe moderivtely webbed; inner cleft to the base. Size medium; neck and legs long; head small; coloration higiily variegated; sexes alike; no great seasonal changes. One species. B. longicau'da. (Lat. longus, long; Cauda, tail.) Bartramian Sandpiper. Bartram's Tattler. Upland Plover. Field Plover. Grass Plover. Prairie Pigeon. Adult (J 9 • Above, blackish, intinuitely variegated with tawny or whitish edgings of all the feathers ; blackish prevailing on :rown and back, the lighter colors on the hind neck and 41. 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston : Estes and Lauriat
Size: 1938px × 1289px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1884
