. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . in Walesand the western side of the island being lighter coloured,and those on the eastern side darker; the Ibrmer also aresaid to be the largest: scarcely two can be Ibund exactlyalike. Some have the breast nearly black, some with a gooddeal of white;* some have the back with much blacK—differentlocalities furnish birds of diflerent *shades of character.* Inoiie, a cream-coloured or light yellowish brown variety, theusual markings were preserved; the cpiills and greater wing 202 HED GEOUSB. coverts were of a bluish grey cast, as was th
. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . in Walesand the western side of the island being lighter coloured,and those on the eastern side darker; the Ibrmer also aresaid to be the largest: scarcely two can be Ibund exactlyalike. Some have the breast nearly black, some with a gooddeal of white;* some have the back with much blacK—differentlocalities furnish birds of diflerent *shades of character.* Inoiie, a cream-coloured or light yellowish brown variety, theusual markings were preserved; the cpiills and greater wing 202 HED GEOUSB. coverts were of a bluish grey cast, as was the lower partof the breast: it was a young bird. Individuals are metwith more or less variegated with white; others pale greyishyellow, faintly mottled with dusky: one mottled with brownand white was shot by Lord Stanley. Some birds are verydark, some have the quill feathers entirely or partly William Jardine mentions one in which the quills weredull white, the ground colour yellowish white, the darkmarkings on it pale reddish brown* A .■!.
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