Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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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 it reaching forward far beyond the corners of the mouth. Im. 8. -Grayish or fuscous-brown, lighter below; speculum white, feathers at the base of the upper bill and a spot on the ears whitish. Ad. in winter and Im..-Similar to the preceding, but generally without whitish spots on the head. L., 22.00; W., 11.00; Tar., 2.00; B. along culmen, 1.50; B. along side, 1.55.

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