. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — TlIK GANNETS — 17U rlmiiKP from the tintt iiluiim^ju to the porluct iwliilt drum mtiitt be a vuiy j^riMliml i)iu«, since Hcurcely twd iiiiliviiliiulM lire exactly alike. In the yi>uii}{esl H|>i!(:iiiieii!t till! Iietiil iiiul neck are li){lit Mnmky ^| like the h>\vei' iiailH, uonsjileralily paler than the winj^.t, the renii>;es having' a rtli^lit ^lan- ciiUH iMxt. Tiiu tirxt change tDwanl niatnrity is xeeii in the thirkeiiin;^' of thu lieail ami neck (nr li_hl
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. — TlIK GANNETS — 17U rlmiiKP from the tintt iiluiim^ju to the porluct iwliilt drum mtiitt be a vuiy j^riMliml i)iu«, since Hcurcely twd iiiiliviiliiulM lire exactly alike. In the yi>uii}{esl H|>i!(:iiiieii!t till! Iietiil iiiul neck are li){lit Mnmky ^| like the h>\vei' iiailH, uonsjileralily paler than the winj^.t, the renii>;es having' a rtli^lit ^lan- ciiUH iMxt. Tiiu tirxt change tDwanl niatnrity is xeeii in the thirkeiiin;^' of thu lieail ami neck (nr li_hli'riiii;{ of the alMhinn-n), so tiiat the liilference in color l)etween the lower |iartn ami the neck is iiiiiii' or lens iliHtinctly marked. It is ((nite |>oMMil)le tiiat this fipecies sdinetimes iH-ciimes almost wholly white, like S. jtucalor, Hince the Hpecimeii ileHuriUtd aliove hh heiiii^ |irolialily the adult in lull lireediiig-dret»H correM()und8 iiuite closely with some HiiecimeiiH oi S. jiiscittur which have nearly. assumed the white dn-HS of the ])erfect adult. This sta^;e is represented in the collection by a sinj^le sjM rinicn. A phase intermediate U'tween this and the pluma}{e generally coiisidereil the adult (ilii~ky heail, neck, imd breast, and white U!ider j>arts), is represented by two examples, one from Isiilnlla Island, the other from Manzaniiio l^iy (both Western >rexico). This |ihase is similar to the plinnaj,'e usually considered the adult, but the brown of the breast passes ^Miidually into grayish while oil the head. Tilt' IJoohy (liiiiiipt liiLs only a limited claim to a place in the fauna of North Aincrica, whore its appearance chiefly accidental on the southern coast from (ieorfiia southward, and alonj^ tlie shores of the (Stilf of Mexico. It is more common aliiMit the Tortuj,'as and aiiion^' tin' Fh)rida Keys, and is said to hreed in some of the islands about the extreme .scmtliern end of Florida. It is found in the West India
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