. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. T52 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. with green; irides, scarlet; bill, black; legs and feet, reddish-brown. Length, about ten inches. The adult female is duller in colour than the male. The young have the throat band indistinct, and the central tail-feathers hardly project. XJo/VC/f'* The Roller {Coracias garriilus, Linnaeus) is a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and a visitant in summer to the temperate portions of Europe, migrating into Africa in autumn. The adult male has the back and
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. T52 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. with green; irides, scarlet; bill, black; legs and feet, reddish-brown. Length, about ten inches. The adult female is duller in colour than the male. The young have the throat band indistinct, and the central tail-feathers hardly project. XJo/VC/f'* The Roller {Coracias garriilus, Linnaeus) is a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and a visitant in summer to the temperate portions of Europe, migrating into Africa in autumn. The adult male has the back and scapulars reddish-brown; head and nape, greenish-blue; rump, blue; upper tail-coverts, greenish- blue; tail, light greenish-blue, the outer rectrices with black tips; middle feathers, darker; primaries, black, glossed with blue; upper wing-coverts, rich blue; chin, white; remainder of under parts, pale blue; irides, brown; bill, black; legs. 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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