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Skimmers
Male and Female--Crown of head, back of neck, and all upper parts, glossy black; forehead, sides of head and neck, and under parts white, the latter suffused with cream or pale rose in the nuptial season. Lining of wings black. Broad patch on wing, the tips of the secondaries, white; also the outer tail feathers, while the inner ones are brownish. Lower half of bill, measuring from 3.50 to 4.50 inches, is about one inch larger than upper half. Basal half of bill carmine; the rest black. Bill rounded at the ends, and compressed like the blade of a knife. Feet carmine, with black claws.
