. 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. Birds; Birds. 810 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —PYQOPODES. turgid, with inflected tomial margins; of under upright, grooved lengthwise; gape straight; gonys straight or nearly so, very long
. 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. Birds; Birds. 810 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —PYQOPODES. turgid, with inflected tomial margins; of under upright, grooved lengthwise; gape straight; gonys straight or nearly so, very long. Nasal fossae large, shallow, covered with soft skin in the only state known; which flares over the rather long, narrowly oval sub-basal nostrils at the bottom of the fossa. Outline of frontal feathers nearly transverse across culmen, thence retreating obliquely to the commissure. Tarsi reticulate, much shorter than middle toe without claw. This genus apparently connects the PhaleridiniB with the AhAnte, having much the aspect of Mergulus or Br achyrhamphus,-with sui generis shape of bill; its position will only be settled by learning what, if any, are the transformatious of the bill. 862. P. aleu'ticus. (Of the Aleutian Islands.) Aleutian Auk. BUI black, the skinny part pale in the only state observed; feet blackish behind and below, bluish in front of tarsus and on tops of toes. A touch of white about eye. Upper parts blackish-plumbeous, the head, vrings, and tail nearly black. This dark color, diluted to grayish-plumbeous, extends around the head, neck, and fore-breast, along the sides, and on lining of wings, fading to white on belly and crissum. No special states of plumage are known. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; tarsus about ; middle toe and claw ; outer do. ; inner do. ; culmen ; gape ; gonys ; depth of bill at base , width Pacific coast of N. A., Aleutians to L. Cala., thus not specially A
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