. 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, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ,semipalmate ; but the species scarcely swim. Sexes similar ; young mexicanus. (Lat. mexicanus, Mexican. Fig. 427-) Stilt. Long-shanks. (J 9 ■ Mantle, co
. 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, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ,semipalmate ; but the species scarcely swim. Sexes similar ; young mexicanus. (Lat. mexicanus, Mexican. Fig. 427-) Stilt. Long-shanks. (J 9 ■ Mantle, constituted by the interscapulars, scapulars, and wings (above and Ix-low)glossy-black, prolonged up the back of the neck and on top and sides of head, embracing theeyes. A spot over and behind eye, one on under eyelid, forehead to opposite eyes, sides of headbelow eyes, sides of neck and entire under parts, together with the lower back, rump, andupper tail-coverts, white ; tail pearl-gray. In life the long black wings fold entirely over tliewhite upper parts and tail, so that the bird looks entirely black above. Bill black ; eyes andlegs carmine, latter drying yellowish. Length about ; extent about ; wing ; tail ; bill ; tibiae bare ; tarsus ; middle toe andclaw Adults, not in perfect dress: Some of the dark parts brovA-n, not glossy-l)la( Fig. Wilson.) .stilt. (From Tenney, 612 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —LIMICOL^. Young: Mantle ashy-brown, each feather edged with whitish; wings black, but some of thequills white-tipped, the edge of the wing white, the coverts edged with pale ochre. Tail not so pearly gray as in theadults, with some irreg-ular dusky probably diflereul(skins afford no crite-rion). Chick, in d(>wn :Bill apparently blackish;legs pale. Under partswhite ; above, prettily mottled with black, brown, and tawnyor orange. U. S. generally, like the avocet rare eastward,abundant
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