Page:Ornithological biography, or an account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America, vol 2.djvu/149

Rh head, the neck all round, and the under parts in general bluish-white. The back and wing-coverts are of a dark leaden colour, the ends of the secondary coverts white. The primaries black, margined externally with bright bay ; the tail also deep black, as is the rump.

Length 14 inches, extent of wings 36 ; bill along the ridge H, along the edge 4 2 ; tarsus 1|.

Adult Female. Plate CXVII. Fig. 2.

The female differs little from the male in colour, and is not much larger.

Length 15 inches.