. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 205 whitish, closely spotted and barred with dark ashy-brown; irides, legs, and feet, yellow. Length, from nineteen to twenty-three inches. The female is like the male, but larger. Sparrow Thk Sparrow Hawk {Accipiicr /lisus, ) is a resident and a widely distributed species in the British Isles ; it is also a resident throughout the whole of the Palearctic Region. The adult male has the upper plumage of a dark bluish slate-colour, with a small white patch on the nape; tail, greyi

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. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 205 whitish, closely spotted and barred with dark ashy-brown; irides, legs, and feet, yellow. Length, from nineteen to twenty-three inches. The female is like the male, but larger. Sparrow Thk Sparrow Hawk {Accipiicr /lisus, ) is a resident and a widely distributed species in the British Isles ; it is also a resident throughout the whole of the Palearctic Region. The adult male has the upper plumage of a dark bluish slate-colour, with a small white patch on the nape; tail, greyish-brown, barred wilh brown ; underfparts, rufous, barred wilh rufous of a darker shade : irides, orange ; beak». 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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