. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 22 darker red. Length, from twenty-nine to thirty-two inches. The female is a Uttle less in size than the male. The young have the upper plumage greyish; feathers on wing- coverts and back, marked in centre with darker grey; under parts, whitish; bill, black; legs and feet, pale slate The Grey-Lag Cioose {Auser cincreus, Meyer) is a com- paratively rare resident in the liritish Isles, its numbers being largely increased in the winter by visitors from more northern latitudes ; it also in


. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 22 darker red. Length, from twenty-nine to thirty-two inches. The female is a Uttle less in size than the male. The young have the upper plumage greyish; feathers on wing- coverts and back, marked in centre with darker grey; under parts, whitish; bill, black; legs and feet, pale slate The Grey-Lag Cioose {Auser cincreus, Meyer) is a com- paratively rare resident in the liritish Isles, its numbers being largely increased in the winter by visitors from more northern latitudes ; it also inhabits the Palearctic Region, and in winter is found in Northern Africa and India. The adult has the general colour of the head, neck, and upper parts of plumage, greyish-brown ; rump and wing-rovcrts,. 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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