. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 384 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. mbxtc^mwQC^ BlacR Zcvn,. 'U; ^v/vCA/y/^, \y The White-winged Black Tern (^Hydrochelidon kucoptera, Meisner and Schinz) is a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and inhabits the Southern Palearctic Region. The adult in summer has the head, crown, neck, nape, and back, rich shining black; lesser wing-coverts and shoulders, white; greater wing-coverts and secondaries, grey; axillaries, black; upper tail-coverts and tail, white; quills, blackish, tinged with grey; unde
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 384 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. mbxtc^mwQC^ BlacR Zcvn,. 'U; ^v/vCA/y/^, \y The White-winged Black Tern (^Hydrochelidon kucoptera, Meisner and Schinz) is a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and inhabits the Southern Palearctic Region. The adult in summer has the head, crown, neck, nape, and back, rich shining black; lesser wing-coverts and shoulders, white; greater wing-coverts and secondaries, grey; axillaries, black; upper tail-coverts and tail, white; quills, blackish, tinged with grey; under parts, black ; vent, white ; irides, dark hazel; bill, red ; legs and feet, reddish-orange. Length, about nine inches. After the autumn moult the head and neck of this tern are white, marked on the nape with black; mantle, slate- grey : under wing-coverts, greyish; rest of under parts, 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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