. British birds. Birds. 130 BRITISH BIRDS. places. As a rule, among British birds, the inside of the mouth is of a bright yellow, and this is sometimes relieved by black spots upon the tong-ue and palate. In the Hedge- Sparrow, for example, black spots are found upon the. Fig. 1.—Moutli of Hedge-Sparrow, showing Spots on the "Spurs" of the Tongue. (From a Photograph by Miss E. L. Tubnek.) tongue. In the Bearded Tit, on the other hand, these spots are white on a yellow ground, and in this species, furthermore, as a reference to our figure shows, these spots are more numerous than in t
. British birds. Birds. 130 BRITISH BIRDS. places. As a rule, among British birds, the inside of the mouth is of a bright yellow, and this is sometimes relieved by black spots upon the tong-ue and palate. In the Hedge- Sparrow, for example, black spots are found upon the. Fig. 1.—Moutli of Hedge-Sparrow, showing Spots on the "Spurs" of the Tongue. (From a Photograph by Miss E. L. Tubnek.) tongue. In the Bearded Tit, on the other hand, these spots are white on a yellow ground, and in this species, furthermore, as a reference to our figure shows, these spots are more numerous than in the Hedge-Sparrow, occurring on the palate in the form of a rosette, as well as on the tongue. In how many other of our native birds such markings are to be fomid there is, at present, no source of infor- mation save that of direct observation. The nestlino-s. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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