Bird Dictionary and Note Book (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...oughout U. S. and southern Canada. Winters in U. S. Family GAVIID E. Full webbed feet, short stiff tails and heavy, pointed bill. Unequaled divers. LOON; GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 7. Garia inimer. 32 in. Adults black and white, marked as shown. In winter plain gray above and white below. Note.a A loud, quavering cry. Nest.a Near the water. Two dark brown eggs, with black spots., . Range.a Breeds north from Mass., Ind. and Calif. Winters in U. S. 9. Gavia arctica. 28 in. In summer black and white, marked as shown. Crown gray; throat black, with a purple gloss. In winter gray above and white below. Eyes red on all loons. Nest.a Two olive-brown eggs with a few black spots; in hollow on the ground or on a pile of trash. Range.a Breeds along the Arctic coast. Winters casually to Long Island and Ohio. RED-THROATED LOON. 11. Gavia stdlata. 25 in. In summer gray and white, with a reddish-brown patch on the throat and gray and white streaks on the back of the neck. In winter darker above, each feather with white spots on the edges, and white below. Nest.a Two olive-brown eggs, with few black specks, on the ground near the water. Range.a Breeds north from New Brunswick and Manitoba. Winters in the U. S. Family PUFFIN; SEA PARROT. 13. Fratercula arctica arctica. 13 in. Bill very deep and compressed; yellow and red. Plumage black and white. In summer with band across breast; in winter without. Note.a A low croaking. Nest.a Single white egg in burrow or cavity among rocks. Range.a Coast from Me. to Ungava. Winters south to Mass. Large-billed Puffin (F. a. naumannl) occurs farther north. BLACK GUILLEMOT. 27. Cepphus grylle. 13 in. In summer black, with a dull green lustre. Shoulders and under wings white. In winter mottled gray and white. Note.a...