. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 'S. ad lie; M. Illy rly )V0 ill 1". OS. 107. GomiH IIIMANTOrUS Diissoii. S/il/. 'isliiinhs. f,inr,i( r. (i!ii-s\- hhick : t'orclieai], sides ot' iicad and iiceU, riiiii|) and under pafis, wliile: tail while or asjiy ; liil! I> ieixs eaniiiiie. ^'omii,' willi liae!., VI, .il, I 1, pi. .'..•.I : Nil r., II, •"*; Cass, in Hn., 7n|. MlilMCOI


. Key to North American birds [microform] : 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. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 'S. ad lie; M. Illy rly )V0 ill 1". OS. 107. GomiH IIIMANTOrUS Diissoii. S/il/. 'isliiinhs. f,inr,i( r. (i!ii-s\- hhick : t'orclieai], sides ot' iicad and iiceU, riiiii|) and under pafis, wliile: tail while or asjiy ; liil! I> ieixs eaniiiiie. ^'omii,' willi liae!., VI, .il, I 1, pi. .'..•.I : Nil r., II, •"*; Cass, in Hn., 7n|. Pam. PHALAROPODIDiE. Phalaropos. This is likewise a small familv; tin' liii ee species. eoiiipiisiii^ it I'eseiiilile saiiilpipeis, Inil are iiiiiiie- • liately liistillLtuishecl liy the Inhale feet ; t he lues ale I'lirnished with plain or seallnpeil nieilllpiaiies, like 1 hose of emits ami irielies, lail not so hroad. 'I"he lioil\' is ilepiesseil, anil the under pliiniat;e thick aiicl ilnck-liketo resist which the liircis swim w ilh perfect ease and <frnee. 'I'he win|js ami tail are like those tjf orilinai\ sanilpipers ; the tarsi are inneli compressed; there is liasal weliliiiiL;'of the Iocs liesidcs the maiiiinal nieiiihranc ; the hill, and some other details of form, clilfer in eai'h of the three species. These liirds inliahii the noitliein portions of hoth liemi-pheies, iwo of tlieiii al least lireoilin^ only in horeal rcjiioiis, luit they all waiiiler far soiilhwanl in 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Salem [Mass. ] : Naturalist's Agency; New York : Dodd and Mead


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