. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. TABLE 2. MEASUREMENTS IN MILLIMETRES OF BUZZARDS FROM SOCOTRA Catalogue No. Wing Tarsus Culmen Tail Liverpool 296 Liverpool 253 14^ Underdeveloped Underdeveloped 346 365 345 Whole/Bare 74/50 74/55 70 78/56 86/57 173 Underdeveloped Underdeveloped 181 Moulting 189 feather edgings on the upper breast and upper thigh regions. The breast markings consist of a series of irregular dark brown streaks and blotches, occuring in greatest concentration
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. TABLE 2. MEASUREMENTS IN MILLIMETRES OF BUZZARDS FROM SOCOTRA Catalogue No. Wing Tarsus Culmen Tail Liverpool 296 Liverpool 253 14^ Underdeveloped Underdeveloped 346 365 345 Whole/Bare 74/50 74/55 70 78/56 86/57 173 Underdeveloped Underdeveloped 181 Moulting 189 feather edgings on the upper breast and upper thigh regions. The breast markings consist of a series of irregular dark brown streaks and blotches, occuring in greatest concentration on the flanks and sides of the lower breast. The abdomen is unmarked except for a few thin dark shaft streaks. The markings on the thighs vary from dark brown heart-shaped blotches on the fledgling bird, to broad elongated dark brown streaks on the older immature bird (Plate 1. CD.). Plate 2. Dorsal aspect of specimens of Buteos from Socotra. The underwing coverts are cream with irregularily placed dark brown feathers which are edged with chestnut buff. Upperparts: The feathers of the upperparts are dark brown, with extensive rufous edging occurring on the feathers of the nape, neck, upperback and upperwing coverts. In the upper tail coverts the rufous occurs as transverse 138. 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 British Ornithologists' Club. London : British Ornithologists' Club
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