. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. .55 1Ricbarb60iV6 Q\\x\ Jo>-t^ Uiy^CMfs/ Richardson's Skua {Stercorarius Richardsoni\ Swainson) is one of our summer migrants. It inhabits both the Northern Palearctic Region and the Nearctic Region. The adult has the upper parts mostly of a slaty-grey; neck, tinged with yellowish-buff; beneath, white; sides of belly, lower portion of latter, and under tail-coverts, tinged with brownish-grey; central tail-feathers, elongated and reaching considerably beyond the ends of wing quills, the lat
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. .55 1Ricbarb60iV6 Q\\x\ Jo>-t^ Uiy^CMfs/ Richardson's Skua {Stercorarius Richardsoni\ Swainson) is one of our summer migrants. It inhabits both the Northern Palearctic Region and the Nearctic Region. The adult has the upper parts mostly of a slaty-grey; neck, tinged with yellowish-buff; beneath, white; sides of belly, lower portion of latter, and under tail-coverts, tinged with brownish-grey; central tail-feathers, elongated and reaching considerably beyond the ends of wing quills, the latter having white shafts at all ages; irides, hazel; bill, greyish; tip, black; legs and feet, black. Length, from twenty to twenty-one inches. The female is similar to the male, but the two central rectrices are not so long. The young after the first moult have the basal half of feet 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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