. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 29 Canary,. The Canary {Seri?tjes Jiortulanus canai'ius^ Linnaeus) is an accidental spring and autumn visitor to the British Islands, and a resident in the Canary Islands, jNIadeira, and the Azores. The adult male wild canary has, it is said, "the crown, yellowish-green, narrowly streaked with blackish-brown ; back, and upper tail-coverts, blackish- brown, margined broadly with grey, and marked with olive- green ; forehead and rump, bright yellowish-green ; wing- coverts, blackish-brown, ti
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 29 Canary,. The Canary {Seri?tjes Jiortulanus canai'ius^ Linnaeus) is an accidental spring and autumn visitor to the British Islands, and a resident in the Canary Islands, jNIadeira, and the Azores. The adult male wild canary has, it is said, "the crown, yellowish-green, narrowly streaked with blackish-brown ; back, and upper tail-coverts, blackish- brown, margined broadly with grey, and marked with olive- green ; forehead and rump, bright yellowish-green ; wing- coverts, blackish-brown, tipped and margined with olive- grt-cn. The whole of the under parts are golden yellow, shading into almost white on the under tail-coverts; the flanks arc striped with blackish-brown ; bill, light brown ; legs, feet, and claws, fleshy brown; irides, ; The adult female is described as being duller in colour, and shows less 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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