. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . goose,stumpy and almost duck-like. The small white patches on itsneck, and the white tail-coverts and abdomen show con-spicuously in contrast with the black head and neck andgeneral dusky plumage ; the white stern is specially notice-able, for the coverts above and below almost screen the darktail. The bird is very gregarious ; huge packs visit the eastcoast and Ireland, and it is met with in smaller numbers allround our shores. October is the usual time of arrival, though a few comein September; Mr. Abel Chapman considers the 17th ofthe latter
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . goose,stumpy and almost duck-like. The small white patches on itsneck, and the white tail-coverts and abdomen show con-spicuously in contrast with the black head and neck andgeneral dusky plumage ; the white stern is specially notice-able, for the coverts above and below almost screen the darktail. The bird is very gregarious ; huge packs visit the eastcoast and Ireland, and it is met with in smaller numbers allround our shores. October is the usual time of arrival, though a few comein September; Mr. Abel Chapman considers the 17th ofthe latter month exceptionally early for Northumberland,and says that the numbers are seldom large until afterChristmas. In two consecutive years the first reached theYorkshire coast on October 6th and September nth, butin the former case one bird only, some days before I sawothers. Most leave in March or April, but stragglers mayremain until May or even later. The Brent feeds by day, butit rarely leaves the shore, finding its vegetable, and occasionally. /^^f^f^l* f^^l^
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