. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE LESSER RED POLE. THE LESSER REDPOLE. This is the smallest ,of our Finches, mea- suring only about four and a half inches in length. Its crown is crimson- red, hind part of .head and rest of l^upper parts dark brown, the feathers being edged with t reddish - brown. Upper tail - coverts tinged with crimson. Wings and tail dusky, edged with pale reddish-brown, the latter forked. Chin black, throat and breast rose-pink to vermilion, rest of under parts light greyish, streaked on the sides with dull brown. The female is rather smaller, and lacks the red on her b
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE LESSER RED POLE. THE LESSER REDPOLE. This is the smallest ,of our Finches, mea- suring only about four and a half inches in length. Its crown is crimson- red, hind part of .head and rest of l^upper parts dark brown, the feathers being edged with t reddish - brown. Upper tail - coverts tinged with crimson. Wings and tail dusky, edged with pale reddish-brown, the latter forked. Chin black, throat and breast rose-pink to vermilion, rest of under parts light greyish, streaked on the sides with dull brown. The female is rather smaller, and lacks the red on her breast and upper tail-coverts. The Lesser Redpole has bred, some- what erratically it is true, in nearly every T49. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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