. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE WHEATEAR. The Wheatear is a thick - set little bird measuring about six inches in length. It arrives in the South of England about the end of February and be- ginning of March, and leaves our shores again in August and Septem- ber. It has the top of the head, nape, and back of a bluish-grey colour, tinged with light browrlfWfeTip and upper two-thirds of tail purevwhite. Wings nearly black, with buff margins and tips to some of the feathers, end of tail black ; chin and throat dull white ; breast pale creamy white, turning to a dull y
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE WHEATEAR. The Wheatear is a thick - set little bird measuring about six inches in length. It arrives in the South of England about the end of February and be- ginning of March, and leaves our shores again in August and Septem- ber. It has the top of the head, nape, and back of a bluish-grey colour, tinged with light browrlfWfeTip and upper two-thirds of tail purevwhite. Wings nearly black, with buff margins and tips to some of the feathers, end of tail black ; chin and throat dull white ; breast pale creamy white, turning to a dull yellowish-white on the under parts. The female is some- what browner on her upper parts than the male. The Wheatear may always be readily distinguished b\' the large white 194. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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