. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . greenishyellow. Greater and lesser wing coverts, brownish black,tipped with pale yellow, and dull yellowish at the base;primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, brownish black, theiredges greenish yellow, and their tips, excepting those of thetwo outer ones, pale yellowish white. Tail, brownish black,yellowish at the base, and with less yellow at the end andsides than in the male; underneath, it is yellowish grey; uppertail coverts, greenish yellow; under tail coverts, bright and toes, bluish grey; claws, light brownish red.
. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . greenishyellow. Greater and lesser wing coverts, brownish black,tipped with pale yellow, and dull yellowish at the base;primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, brownish black, theiredges greenish yellow, and their tips, excepting those of thetwo outer ones, pale yellowish white. Tail, brownish black,yellowish at the base, and with less yellow at the end andsides than in the male; underneath, it is yellowish grey; uppertail coverts, greenish yellow; under tail coverts, bright and toes, bluish grey; claws, light brownish red. Young; bill, more brown than in the male; head, crown,neck on the back, and nape, dusky yellowish grey; chin,throat, and breast, yellowish white, the latter with a centralline of brown on each feather, and the last-named yellow onthe sides; back, dusky yellowish grey. Primaries, secondaries,and tertiaries, brown; tail, brownish olive* colour; upper tailcoverts, tipped with yellow; under tail coverts, yellow. The female is duller in colour than the // xli. ./ t A ■I -I: / ^ X. \ ALPINE ACCENTOR. ALPITs^E WAKBLEE. COLLAEED STAEE. Acoejitor aJpinus, Fleming Selbt. MoUicilla alpina, Gmklix. Sturnus col/aris, Gmelin. Latham. montanicust Gmelix Latham. Accentor—A chanter—caf,tn, to sing—(a factitious word.)Alpinus—Alpine, Foe want of a vernacular name for this species, I amcompelled for the present, much against mj will, to adopt,as in some similar cases, one that I by no means approveof, but I have done so only as a temporary thing, and inhope of a good time coming, when the Queens Englishshall enjoy its own again—a consummation much to bewished by every lover of his countrys tonguet This bird is not uncommon in Germany, France. Spain,Switzerland, and Italy; and Temminck includes it among theAsiatic species, as a native of Japan. It frequents the highestparts of any alpine districts, as its name suggests; this atleast in summer, but in winter it seeks and finds a
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