European Oyster-catcher

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“Haematopus ostrilegus. European Oyster-catcher. (oyster-opener would b a better name, as oysters do not run fast). Upper parts glossy-black, like the head and neck. Quills, broadly margined with white on inner webs excepting towards end, and also with isolated white shafts and spaces near end. Back below, interscapulars, rump, and upper tail-coverts entirely white, as well as bases of the tail-feathers.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, wading birds, shore birds, ornithology, European birds, insectivorous birds, Eurasian birds, probing birds, Haematopus ostrilegus, European Oyster-catcher, 1977 bird stamp

Galleries

Birds: M-O

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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