. A history of British birds. Birds. 124 BRITISH BIRDS. they are made of twigs, roots, dry grass, moss, hair, wool, feathers, &c. The eggs differ considerahly both in colour and character of markings. In the typical Buntings the markings take the form of hold streaks and fine liaes, but in others these streaks are replaced by small blotches and spots. The ground-colour varies from pale bluish white to reddish brown and olive-green, and the surface-spots vary from rich reddish or purplish brown to dark olive-green. The underlying markings are in some cases violet-grey, in others rather pale
. A history of British birds. Birds. 124 BRITISH BIRDS. they are made of twigs, roots, dry grass, moss, hair, wool, feathers, &c. The eggs differ considerahly both in colour and character of markings. In the typical Buntings the markings take the form of hold streaks and fine liaes, but in others these streaks are replaced by small blotches and spots. The ground-colour varies from pale bluish white to reddish brown and olive-green, and the surface-spots vary from rich reddish or purplish brown to dark olive-green. The underlying markings are in some cases violet-grey, in others rather paler than the 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc. ]
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