. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 344 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. ward; winters from New Foundland to North Carolina and casually to Florida; on the Pacific side from Aleutian Islands to California. Adult male: General plumage, entirely black; bill, black, the upper mandible being yellowish orange at the base; feathers on the bill more than one-half inch from, the nostril; no white on the wing. Adult female: Brownish, or sooty brown; paler on the under parts, becoming grayish white on the belly; sides of the head, whitish; feathers on the bill more th
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 344 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. ward; winters from New Foundland to North Carolina and casually to Florida; on the Pacific side from Aleutian Islands to California. Adult male: General plumage, entirely black; bill, black, the upper mandible being yellowish orange at the base; feathers on the bill more than one-half inch from, the nostril; no white on the wing. Adult female: Brownish, or sooty brown; paler on the under parts, becoming grayish white on the belly; sides of the head, whitish; feathers on the bill more than one-half inch from -nostril; no white on the wing. The female is smaller than the male. Length, 19; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, The American Scoter Duck is a common winter resident on Lake Michigan, its numbers varying with different seasons. Arrives in November and leaves early in Subgenus MELANITTA Boie. 64. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. White-winged Scoter. Local : White-winged Coot. Velvet Duck. Distr.: Northern North America, breeding from North Dakota and Labrador north to Hudson Bay and the Arctic coast; winters from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to South Carolina and casually to Florida, and on the Pacific side from Alaska to Lower California. Adult male: General plumage, black; upper mandible, orange, blackish at the base; a white spot under the eye and a broad patch of white on the wing; feathers on the bill less than one-half inch from the nostril. Adult female: Is gray- ish brown, showing a wash of grayish white at the base of the bill and behind the ears; the speculum is white, which is a good distinguishing character. Length, 21; wing, ; tarsus, 2; bill (culmen), ; side measure, 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),
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