. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. âTllK ( ANH TKHNS â RISSA. '20] Rissa breviroBtris. THE SEO-LEGOED KITTIWAKE. Einsn Hi'nvT, ("Jray, (umi. B. 111. 184') (tint of Talias, IS'Jti). in Hainrs H. Jf. Am. S;').'!. â , lllnstr. Am. 11. pi. ;>i. Ijinis Imu-liifrliimcliiut, , 1*. Z. S. 184;?, lOii; Zool. Voy. SiiliOi. r>0, pi. ;U (not of liuiiAKHsos, 1831). {liiss(i) liivriivstn'.i, " lliiAMir," Hurcii, ,1. f. O. 18.'i;l, â¢.V'n;'). â Cm is, 11. N. W. I8;"t. (Hi. lUxA


. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. âTllK ( ANH TKHNS â RISSA. '20] Rissa breviroBtris. THE SEO-LEGOED KITTIWAKE. Einsn Hi'nvT, ("Jray, (umi. B. 111. 184') (tint of Talias, IS'Jti). in Hainrs H. Jf. Am. S;').'!. â , lllnstr. Am. 11. pi. ;>i. Ijinis Imu-liifrliimcliiut, , 1*. Z. S. 184;?, lOii; Zool. Voy. SiiliOi. r>0, pi. ;U (not of liuiiAKHsos, 1831). {liiss(i) liivriivstn'.i, " lliiAMir," Hurcii, ,1. f. O. 18.'i;l, â¢.V'n;'). â Cm is, 11. N. W. I8;"t. (Hi. lUxAi lurvinistn'x, Lawk, in naiiil's 15. N. Am. 18.')8, ;i;'i. , (\it. N. .\m. 1>. 18,"i!>, iu>. (171. â Kiixnv. Noni. X. Am. H. 18S1, no. (>;')!). â , 2il (lioik List. 188-J, no. 781. lurvirostris, I'lU', Key, 187'.', 'M^> : Check List, 187;!, no. .".rilt ; in 's Alaska, ;i, 100. U'dntifk-ii, I'oiNlii:, Ki'V. ft Ma;;. Zool. 18(!|), -101. Hah. * ami islands of tlio Xortli racilic, south to the riyhilot' Urouii ami .Moutians. Si\ Chaii. FiH't tli'i'n ooral-ivil or vi'iiiiilion in tin- adult. Adult, in .^iiinim r: ' d(V|) hhijsh i)hiinlH'ous (ih'cidodly darkor than in h'. trltlartiilii. nearly tlio same shade as in ^ utri' (ilhi), the secondaries hroaiUy and somewhat alirunlly tipped with white. Primaries not than the hack, the exterior (piill with tlie outer well Mack, tlie nearly (sometimes (piite) .so, the next three with a lar^^e sul)lerminal space of Mack cxti'udinj; from almut l'..")() inches on the third to aliont .7') of an inch (more or less) on the tiftli, these three (|aills tippeil with iiliiniUeous ; remaining; ([uills Muish plinnlieous, the inner welis liroadly edj;eil ami tlu' outer tipped with white ; sixth iiiiill usimlly with a Mack spot near the end of the outer well. IJemaiuder of the plu- mage snow-white. Bill yellow, sometimes tin&g


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