. A history of British birds . rfaceof the body, a rich velvet-like bluish-black, except a patchon the thigh, which is white; the legs, toes, and their con-necting membranes black; whole length about three feet;of the wing fourteen inches and a half. 150 PELECANIDiE. A young bird has the upper mandible dark brown, thelower one pale brown ; irides brown during the first year,then pale bluish-green, changing to emerald-green at theend of the second year ; forehead, hind neck, back, wings,and tail dark brown ; chin, throat, and neck in front dullwhite, mixed with pale wood-brown ; lower part of n
. A history of British birds . rfaceof the body, a rich velvet-like bluish-black, except a patchon the thigh, which is white; the legs, toes, and their con-necting membranes black; whole length about three feet;of the wing fourteen inches and a half. 150 PELECANIDiE. A young bird has the upper mandible dark brown, thelower one pale brown ; irides brown during the first year,then pale bluish-green, changing to emerald-green at theend of the second year ; forehead, hind neck, back, wings,and tail dark brown ; chin, throat, and neck in front dullwhite, mixed with pale wood-brown ; lower part of neck infront darker brown, mottled with white; under surface ofbody dull white, varied with a little brown ; sides and flanksdark brown ; legs, toes, and membranes nearly black. A female with white on three of the tail-feathers is re-corded by Mr. T. H. Nelson (Zool. 1880, p. 366) ; andSaxby states that during the years 1869 and 1870 two purealbinos, with light-coloured feet and bills, were observedabout the west coast of SHAG. STEGANOPODES. 151 PELECANlDAf.
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