. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relation; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . 68 PLUVIALIN^.. The plumage is close, short, and generally blended ; thefeathers oblong, rounded, with loose margins ; those on theface very short, on the middle and hind part of the back alsoshort; the scapulars very long and narrow. Tlie wings arelong, narrow, pointed, or moderately rounded, with twenty-five feathers ; the inner secondaries el
. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relation; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . 68 PLUVIALIN^.. The plumage is close, short, and generally blended ; thefeathers oblong, rounded, with loose margins ; those on theface very short, on the middle and hind part of the back alsoshort; the scapulars very long and narrow. Tlie wings arelong, narrow, pointed, or moderately rounded, with twenty-five feathers ; the inner secondaries elongated and tail is short, even or rounded, of twelve feathers.
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