. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 21 winter in South-Eastern Europe. The adult male closely resembles Pyrrhula vulgaris^ but in some examples the colours are more brilliant; it is also larger in size. lbou6C Sparrow),. The House Sparrow (Passer douiesiicus, Linnreus) is a well- known resident and generally distributed species throughout the British Isles, and also over the whole of the Palearctic Region. The adult male in summer has the top of the head and rump slaty-grey; chin, throat, breast, and lores, black ; above the eyes,
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 21 winter in South-Eastern Europe. The adult male closely resembles Pyrrhula vulgaris^ but in some examples the colours are more brilliant; it is also larger in size. lbou6C Sparrow),. The House Sparrow (Passer douiesiicus, Linnreus) is a well- known resident and generally distributed species throughout the British Isles, and also over the whole of the Palearctic Region. The adult male in summer has the top of the head and rump slaty-grey; chin, throat, breast, and lores, black ; above the eyes, a thin white streak; mantle, ruddy brown, with dark centres to the feathers; wings and tail, dark brown, margined with paler brown ; white tips to lesser wing-coverts; cheeks, ashy ; under parts, greyish- white ; bill, black ; legs and feet, brownish ; irides, brown. Length, about six inches. In the adult female the black on the throat and breast are 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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