. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 19 under mandible, paler at base; legs and feet, brownish- green. Length, about fourteen inches. 1Rc&:^ncche£) The Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus hyperboreus, Lin- naeus) is a summer migrant to the British Islands, but has not occurred in Ireland. It is also met with in the Northern Palearctic Region and Nearctic Region. The adult female in nuptial plumage has the top and sides of head, nape, hinder portion of neck, and most of upper parts, dull slate-grey, changing into brown
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 19 under mandible, paler at base; legs and feet, brownish- green. Length, about fourteen inches. 1Rc&:^ncche£) The Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus hyperboreus, Lin- naeus) is a summer migrant to the British Islands, but has not occurred in Ireland. It is also met with in the Northern Palearctic Region and Nearctic Region. The adult female in nuptial plumage has the top and sides of head, nape, hinder portion of neck, and most of upper parts, dull slate-grey, changing into brown on wings and rectrices; scapulars, marked with deep rufous; greater wing-coverts, broadly tipped with white ; innermost second- aries, narrowly tipped with white; upper tail-coverts have broad white bars; patch over eye and chin, white ; front of neck and sides, deep rufous; middle of breast and upper breast, slaty-grey; rest of under parts, white; irides, brown; bill, black; legs and feet, greyish-olive. Length, about seven inches. The male is a little less in size and duller in 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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