. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 382 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Mbi6ftere£) ^ The Whiskered Tern {^Hydrochelidon hybrida^ Pallas) is an exceedingly rare abnormal spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles. It inhabits the Southern Palearctic and Oriental Regions, wintering in South Africa, and eastward has occurred as far south as Australia. The adult in breed- ing plumage has the head and nape of neck black; upper parts, lightish-grey; sides of face, chin, throat, and tail, white; under wing-coverts, white; chest, light grey; belly and flanks,
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 382 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Mbi6ftere£) ^ The Whiskered Tern {^Hydrochelidon hybrida^ Pallas) is an exceedingly rare abnormal spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles. It inhabits the Southern Palearctic and Oriental Regions, wintering in South Africa, and eastward has occurred as far south as Australia. The adult in breed- ing plumage has the head and nape of neck black; upper parts, lightish-grey; sides of face, chin, throat, and tail, white; under wing-coverts, white; chest, light grey; belly and flanks, blackish; irides, dark hazel; bill, deep red; legs and feet, bright red. Length, about eleven inches. The adult in winter has the forehead white; crown, mottled with white; under plumage, white. The young in first plumage have the feathers of upper parts margined with 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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