. British birds. Birds. BIRD-LIFE OF ICELAND. 237 VOL. VI.] kind of hollow chamber down among the rocks some five or six feet below the level of the ground outside, and completely covered in above. It seemed a curious place for a Redwing to nest in, but there was very little in the wav of scrub to attract it here. The Wheatear. V THE ALMAXXS RIFT: NESTIXG-SITE OF REDWING. {Photographed by Johnson Wilkinson.) is^very generally distributed, and in some of the lava- strewn districts is the only common small bird. The single specimen I was able to handle had a wing of over ICO mm., and certainly b
. British birds. Birds. BIRD-LIFE OF ICELAND. 237 VOL. VI.] kind of hollow chamber down among the rocks some five or six feet below the level of the ground outside, and completely covered in above. It seemed a curious place for a Redwing to nest in, but there was very little in the wav of scrub to attract it here. The Wheatear. V THE ALMAXXS RIFT: NESTIXG-SITE OF REDWING. {Photographed by Johnson Wilkinson.) is^very generally distributed, and in some of the lava- strewn districts is the only common small bird. The single specimen I was able to handle had a wing of over ICO mm., and certainly belonged to the C4reenland race. 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 London, Witherby & Co
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