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A
9 species
B
17 species
C
16 species
D
4 species
E
10 species
F
51 species
G
7 species
H
6 species
I
3 species
J
2 species
K
1 specy
L
7 species
M
5 species
N
11 species
O
26 species
P
11 species
R
427 species
S
43 species
T
9 species
U
1 specy
V
3 species
W
9 species
X
2 species
Y
1 specy
Z
1 specy
Highlights
Remarks (Adults the rufous crown black)
In adults the rufous crown, black forehead, gray rump, and black bill are characteristic; in the young the gray rump is a good…
Order II
Longipennes. - JAEGERS, GULLS, and TERNS. Birds with sharply pointed and frequently hooked or hawklike bills; toes four (except…
Range (Tropical America breeds as far) (II)
Tropical America; breeds as far north as southern Illinois and South Carolina, and rarely strays northward to Wisconsin and…
Range (Coasts of the warmer parts)
Coasts of the warmer parts of America, breeding regularly as far north as southern New Jersey, and, after the breeding season…
Winged Coot
Ad. 8. - A spot below the eye and the speculum white, rest of the plumage black; bill orange-black at the base, the feathers on…
Family Laride
GULLS AND TERNS. This family contains about one hundred species divided equally between the subfamily Larinæ (Gulls) and…