. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. PHALAROPES 219 dusky spot in front of eye; eye-ring, white interrupted before and behind; bill, bluish-black; feet, livid; iris, deep brown. Nest and Eggs.— Xkst: A hollow in ground lined with grass or leaves. Eggs ; 4, greenish or buffy, thickly blotched with various shades of brown. Distribution.— Northern and southern hemispheres ; in North America breeds from northern Alaska. Mel- vdle Island, and central Greenland south to .'\lentian Islands (including Near Islands), valley of the upper Yukon, northern Mackenzie, central Keewatin, southern Jame
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. PHALAROPES 219 dusky spot in front of eye; eye-ring, white interrupted before and behind; bill, bluish-black; feet, livid; iris, deep brown. Nest and Eggs.— Xkst: A hollow in ground lined with grass or leaves. Eggs ; 4, greenish or buffy, thickly blotched with various shades of brown. Distribution.— Northern and southern hemispheres ; in North America breeds from northern Alaska. Mel- vdle Island, and central Greenland south to .'\lentian Islands (including Near Islands), valley of the upper Yukon, northern Mackenzie, central Keewatin, southern James Bay, and northern Ungava: winter home un- known, but probably the oceans south of the equator; in migration occurs nearly throughout the United States and in Mexico, Central America, Bermuda, and Hawaii. Like the Red I'halarope, the Xiirthern I'hal- arope breeds in the extreme north. It has a curious habit of whirhni^- around se\eral times in succession on the surface of the water, creatinq; miniature whirlpools, e\i(.lentl\' with the intention of stirring tip tlte tiny niarnie life on which it feeds. I have seen many flocks on the ocean, well otl the shore of the New England coast, dur- ing .\ugust and September, ilcxiting like thistle- ilown but not .going through the gyrations they jierfiirm on the shallow inland ponds, which would indicate that in the latter they And food absent in the former. R. I. Br.\ Photo by W. L. Finlcj- and H. T. Bohlman NORTHERN PHALAROPE Female in summer plumage. 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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