. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 422 SCOLOPACID.^l The Curlew is found on the sea-coast over the whole of Europe and Asia, and along the northern coast of Africa. The flesh of this bird is said by some to be excellent eating. This, perhaps, may be the case with young birds shot early in autumn, before they have been long subjected to a marine diet. My own experience of birds shot in winter does not confirm this opinion. I have found them eatable, but not THE WHIMBREL. THE WHIMBREL. NUMENIUS PHiEOPUS. General plumage pale ash-colour, mottled with white and du
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 422 SCOLOPACID.^l The Curlew is found on the sea-coast over the whole of Europe and Asia, and along the northern coast of Africa. The flesh of this bird is said by some to be excellent eating. This, perhaps, may be the case with young birds shot early in autumn, before they have been long subjected to a marine diet. My own experience of birds shot in winter does not confirm this opinion. I have found them eatable, but not THE WHIMBREL. THE WHIMBREL. NUMENIUS PHiEOPUS. General plumage pale ash-colour, mottled with white and dusky spots; crown divided by a longitudinal streak of yellowish white ; over each eye a broader brown streak belly and abdomen white, with a few dusky spots on the flanks ; feathers on the back, and scapulars deep brown, in the middle bordered by lighter brown; rump white ; tail ash brown, barred obliquely with dark brown ; bill dusky, reddish at the base ; irides brown; feet lead-colour. Length not exceeding seventeen inches. Eggs dark olive-brown, blotched with dusky Though by no means a rare bird, the Whimbrel is of far less common occurrence than the Curlew, and is seen only. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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