British zoology . jvrifi RED GO I) Class II. REDGODWIT. 443 and the edges of the feathers with a pale cinereousbrown : the middle of the belly is white, markedfparingly with fimilar fpots. The lefler coverts of the wings are of a lightbrown : the greater tipt with white: the fhafts andlower interior webs of the greater quil-feathers arewhite : the exterior webs and upper part of the in-terior black : the upper half of the fecondary fea-thers are of the fame color; the lower half white :the coverts, and the lower part of the feathers ofthe tail are white; the upper part black; thewhite gr
British zoology . jvrifi RED GO I) Class II. REDGODWIT. 443 and the edges of the feathers with a pale cinereousbrown : the middle of the belly is white, markedfparingly with fimilar fpots. The lefler coverts of the wings are of a lightbrown : the greater tipt with white: the fhafts andlower interior webs of the greater quil-feathers arewhite : the exterior webs and upper part of the in-terior black : the upper half of the fecondary fea-thers are of the fame color; the lower half white :the coverts, and the lower part of the feathers ofthe tail are white; the upper part black; thewhite gradually leffening from the outmoft fea-thers on each fide: the legs are black, and fourinches long: and the thighs above the knees arenaked for the fpace of an inch and three-quarters. Thefe birds vary in their colors, fome that wehave feen being very (lightly marked with red, oronly marbled with it on the bread : but the re-flected form of the bill is ever fufficient to deter-mine the fpecies. This is not a very common fpe-cies in Engl
Size: 1496px × 1670px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookpublisherwarringtonprintedb, booksubjectzoologygreatbritain
