. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 78 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Moobcbat ^-lier i^UriQ/^H' The Woodchat Shrike (Lanius n/f/is, Brisson) is only an accidental visitor to the British Isles, mostly during mi- gration. It is said to be a summer visitant to Central and Southern Europe, nesting as far east as Persia, and as far north as the shores of the Baltic. The adult male has the forehead, space round eye, ear-coverts, sides of neck and upper portion of back, black ; lores, white; crown, nape, and upper back, rich chestnut; rump, white; lower back
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 78 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Moobcbat ^-lier i^UriQ/^H' The Woodchat Shrike (Lanius n/f/is, Brisson) is only an accidental visitor to the British Isles, mostly during mi- gration. It is said to be a summer visitant to Central and Southern Europe, nesting as far east as Persia, and as far north as the shores of the Baltic. The adult male has the forehead, space round eye, ear-coverts, sides of neck and upper portion of back, black ; lores, white; crown, nape, and upper back, rich chestnut; rump, white; lower back, grey; longest upper tail-coverts, grey; tail, black, central two rectrices white at base and with white tips; outermost two tail-feathers nearly all white on outer web; wings, black; basal portion of quills, white, showing a conspicuous spot; secondaries, tipped with white; under parts, white; irides, hazel-brown; bill, legs, and feet, black. Length, from six to seven inches. The female is similar to the male, but the -colouration is 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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