. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 66 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. spots of white on longest quills, the latter tipped with white; belly and under tail-coverts, black; irides, brown; bill, legs, and feet, black. Length, about six inches. The adult female in summer is similar to the male. 3firecre6t. Joff/w JJuf^CftA/ The Firecrest {Regmus ignicapillus, Brehm) is an abnormal autumn and winter migrant to the British Isles, and is a resident in most of temperate Europe, but does not travel so far northwards as the golden-crested wren. The adult male is " a
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 66 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. spots of white on longest quills, the latter tipped with white; belly and under tail-coverts, black; irides, brown; bill, legs, and feet, black. Length, about six inches. The adult female in summer is similar to the male. 3firecre6t. Joff/w JJuf^CftA/ The Firecrest {Regmus ignicapillus, Brehm) is an abnormal autumn and winter migrant to the British Isles, and is a resident in most of temperate Europe, but does not travel so far northwards as the golden-crested wren. The adult male is " above, olive-green; brighter on sides of neck; frontal band and sides of face, whitish, with a black line through the eye; centre of crown, orange-yellow, bordered by a broad black line on either side; ear-coverts, slaty; wings and tail, dark brown, with pale margins, crossed by two white bars; beneath, dull ; Irides, hazel; bill, legs, and feet, dark brown. Length, about three inches. The female is 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 Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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