. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. IVORY GULU Gavu alba. Chak. Entire plumage white; bill yellow, shading to greenish gray at the base; legs and feet black. Length i8 inches. In immature birds the upper parts are more or less spotted with brownish gray ; wings and tail tipped with dusky brown; bill black. Nest. On a sea-beach or high cliff, — a slight depression in the soil, sparsely lined with grass or moss, sometimes made of moss and sea-weed, with a thin lining of down and feathers. Eggi. 1-2 ; pale to dark buS, more or less tinted
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. IVORY GULU Gavu alba. Chak. Entire plumage white; bill yellow, shading to greenish gray at the base; legs and feet black. Length i8 inches. In immature birds the upper parts are more or less spotted with brownish gray ; wings and tail tipped with dusky brown; bill black. Nest. On a sea-beach or high cliff, — a slight depression in the soil, sparsely lined with grass or moss, sometimes made of moss and sea-weed, with a thin lining of down and feathers. Eggi. 1-2 ; pale to dark buS, more or less tinted with olive, some- times olive drab, marked with several shades of brown and lilac; aver- age size about X This beautiful species, called sometimes the Snow Bird, from the pure whiteness of its plumage, is found in great numbers on the coasts of Spitzbergen, Greenland, Davis's Straits, on Baffin's Bay, and on various parts of the northern shores of the. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Toronto : Musson
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