Excerpt from Illustrated Bird Dictionary and Note Book: Water Birds, Game Birds and Birds of PreyAll birds of this Family have lobate - web bed feet, that is each toe has a distinct web. This species has a black, white and gray plumage, in summer the whole back of neck is jet black, while in winter it is gray.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.