. Color key to North American birds . GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. Family 66. KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, ETC. SYLVIID^. Bill slender and Warbler-like, but first primary only one-third as long as the Family 67. THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, ETC. TURDID/E. Tarsus booted, without scales, (see foot of Robin under Synopsis of OrderPassercs): tail square; mandible notched and slightly hooked; outer primary an inch orless in length; second to fourth of about equal length. 40 COLOR KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. Order I. DIVING BIRDS. PYGOPODES. Family 1. GREBES. Podicipid^. 6 species. Family 2. LOONS. Gaviid.*
. Color key to North American birds . GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. Family 66. KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, ETC. SYLVIID^. Bill slender and Warbler-like, but first primary only one-third as long as the Family 67. THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, ETC. TURDID/E. Tarsus booted, without scales, (see foot of Robin under Synopsis of OrderPassercs): tail square; mandible notched and slightly hooked; outer primary an inch orless in length; second to fourth of about equal length. 40 COLOR KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. Order I. DIVING BIRDS. PYGOPODES. Family 1. GREBES. Podicipid^. 6 species. Family 2. LOONS. Gaviid.*:. 5 species. Family 3. AUKS, MURRES, and PUFFINS. Alcid^. 21 spe-cies, 3 subspecies. Grebes are at home in reed-grown ponds or sloughs where their nestsare made xm rafts or islets of water-soaked vegetation. Their eggsnumber from four to eight, are dull white in color, and are usuallycovered by the bird with a portion of the nesting material when itleaves its home. Grebes occasionally rest on the shore, but are rarelyfound far from the water. When on land they may lie flat on theirbreasts or sit erect on their tails and entire foot, or tarsus. Theirprogress on land, as a rule, is awkward and
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