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... colour . Feet and toes brown ; webs black . ( Temminck . ) Dr. Richardson observes that the under plumage in parti- cular is paler , that the back and wing coverts are narrowly edged with grey , that the breast , flanks , and ears have ...
... colour . Feet and toes brown ; webs black . ( Temminck . ) Dr. Richardson observes that the under plumage in parti- cular is paler , that the back and wing coverts are narrowly edged with grey , that the breast , flanks , and ears have ...
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... Colour . Forehead , region of the bill , nuchal crest , and upper sides of the neck rich duck green , blending with the resplendent auricula - purple of the top of the head and throat . Broad band from the eye to the tip of the oc ...
... Colour . Forehead , region of the bill , nuchal crest , and upper sides of the neck rich duck green , blending with the resplendent auricula - purple of the top of the head and throat . Broad band from the eye to the tip of the oc ...
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... colour and brown ; feathers of the back , scapulars , and wing - coverts black in the middle , bordered and terminated with ashy- red ; rest of the other parts brown ; the bluish colour of the bill cut by a yellowish band ; iris bright ...
... colour and brown ; feathers of the back , scapulars , and wing - coverts black in the middle , bordered and terminated with ashy- red ; rest of the other parts brown ; the bluish colour of the bill cut by a yellowish band ; iris bright ...
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... coloured like the one and juicy . If , as is on good authority asserted , the down killed on the Saskatchewan are , he ... colour of the belt on the bill varied from rose - red to violet . Mature Female , killed May 25 , lat . 654 ...
... coloured like the one and juicy . If , as is on good authority asserted , the down killed on the Saskatchewan are , he ... colour of the belt on the bill varied from rose - red to violet . Mature Female , killed May 25 , lat . 654 ...
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... colour ; sometimes it is nearly of a slate colour . It is opaque , dull , and its specific gravity is 18 , 22. Greasy and soft , yielding to , and polished by , the nail . Fracture uneven , earthy ; in water it breaks down into a soft ...
... colour ; sometimes it is nearly of a slate colour . It is opaque , dull , and its specific gravity is 18 , 22. Greasy and soft , yielding to , and polished by , the nail . Fracture uneven , earthy ; in water it breaks down into a soft ...
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