. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 300 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Cream^colourcb The Cream-coloured Courser {Cursorius gal/kus, Gmelin) is a rare abnormal spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and is found inhabiting North Africa and South- western Asia. The adult has the general colour of the plumage ochreous-buff, lighter on under parts; crown, buff, shading into dark grey on nape, and bordered with black ; a band over the eye passing to the nape, white, and a black stripe below; primaries, black; throat, white; tail-feathers, marked
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 300 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Cream^colourcb The Cream-coloured Courser {Cursorius gal/kus, Gmelin) is a rare abnormal spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and is found inhabiting North Africa and South- western Asia. The adult has the general colour of the plumage ochreous-buff, lighter on under parts; crown, buff, shading into dark grey on nape, and bordered with black ; a band over the eye passing to the nape, white, and a black stripe below; primaries, black; throat, white; tail-feathers, marked w^ith a black spot near the end; irides, hazel; bill, black, lighter at base beneath; legs and feet, dusky brown. Length, about ten inches. The male and female are alike 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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