. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 247 with grey, with fine vermiculations of dark grey; upper tail- coverts, black; speculum, grey; under parts, greyish-white, vermiculated with grey ; under tail-coverts, black; irides, red; bill, black, showing a broad band of blue across the centre ; legs and toes, bluish-grey; w^ebs, black. Length, about eighteen inches. The female has the chin whitish ; head, neck, and breast, brownish. The remainder of j)lumage shows more brown than in the male. 1Rcb=^crc6tcb Thk Rcd-crestcd Pocha
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 247 with grey, with fine vermiculations of dark grey; upper tail- coverts, black; speculum, grey; under parts, greyish-white, vermiculated with grey ; under tail-coverts, black; irides, red; bill, black, showing a broad band of blue across the centre ; legs and toes, bluish-grey; w^ebs, black. Length, about eighteen inches. The female has the chin whitish ; head, neck, and breast, brownish. The remainder of j)lumage shows more brown than in the male. 1Rcb=^crc6tcb Thk Rcd-crestcd Pochard {/'u/r^u/a rufina, Pallas) is a rare irregular winter migrant to the P>ritish Isles, and also. 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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