. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 136 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Length, about five inches. The female closely resembles the male in colouration. The young are sooty-brown on the upper parts; rump and under parts, dullish white. SanJ) .-;r:3^^^?i^;;^«?^r-^ The Sand Martin {Cotyle riparia^ Linnseus) is a spring visitant to the British Islands. It is also a visitor to every part of the Palearctic and Nearctic Regions; and is found during winter in India, Africa, and South America. The adult male has the upper parts, cheeks, and a band across ches
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 136 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Length, about five inches. The female closely resembles the male in colouration. The young are sooty-brown on the upper parts; rump and under parts, dullish white. SanJ) .-;r:3^^^?i^;;^«?^r-^ The Sand Martin {Cotyle riparia^ Linnseus) is a spring visitant to the British Islands. It is also a visitor to every part of the Palearctic and Nearctic Regions; and is found during winter in India, Africa, and South America. The adult male has the upper parts, cheeks, and a band across chest, hair-brown; primaries and tail-feathers, darker brown; throat and abdomen, whitish; flanks, brownish; irides, hazel; bill, black; legs and feet, dark brown. Length, about five inches. The female is the same in plumage as the male. The young have the feathers above tipped with whitish; under parts, washed 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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