. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. I20 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 36abeUine JoHr/ Du/^CAf/. The Isabelline Wheatear {Saxicola Isabellina, Ruppell), which is an extremely rare autumn migrant to the British Islands, is a resident in North-East Africa (from Abyssinia to Egypt) and Palestine. It nests also in South-East Russia and temperate Asia, and in winter migrates south- ward. Howard Saunders says that this wheatear may easily be mistaken for the female of the common wheatear, but the broader lining to the quills will always distinguish it. Acc
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. I20 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 36abeUine JoHr/ Du/^CAf/. The Isabelline Wheatear {Saxicola Isabellina, Ruppell), which is an extremely rare autumn migrant to the British Islands, is a resident in North-East Africa (from Abyssinia to Egypt) and Palestine. It nests also in South-East Russia and temperate Asia, and in winter migrates south- ward. Howard Saunders says that this wheatear may easily be mistaken for the female of the common wheatear, but the broader lining to the quills will always distinguish it. According to Bowdler Sharpe, it is also longer in the tarsus. Length, about six 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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