. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. GROUP 2. Toes, four; front toes, palmate (full webbed); hind toe, not connected with front ones by Bill, straight and pointed; tarsus, flat- tened; hind toe, with flap or lobe; feet, placed far back near the tail; tail, very short. Family QAVilD/e. Loons. See page 28. Very large wing, over 19 inches long; upper mandible, curved near tip, forming a liook, the enil (unguis) enlai'ged; nostrils, separate and tubular; hind toe, rudimentary, often apparently wanting. Family DIOMEDEID/E. Albatrosses.
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. GROUP 2. Toes, four; front toes, palmate (full webbed); hind toe, not connected with front ones by Bill, straight and pointed; tarsus, flat- tened; hind toe, with flap or lobe; feet, placed far back near the tail; tail, very short. Family QAVilD/e. Loons. See page 28. Very large wing, over 19 inches long; upper mandible, curved near tip, forming a liook, the enil (unguis) enlai'ged; nostrils, separate and tubular; hind toe, rudimentary, often apparently wanting. Family DIOMEDEID/E. Albatrosses. .See page 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Columbian Museum. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian Museum
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