. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 122 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Dc0ert Mbcatear. John The Desert Wheatear {Saxicola desertt, Temminck) is a rare autumn migrant to the British Islands. During sum- mer it occurs in Algeria, Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine, and in winter it ranges through Abyssinia to North-West India. The adult male in summer has the general colour of the upper parts buff, changing into white on rump and upper tail-coverts; tail, black, with white bases; superciliary stripe, whitish; cheeks, throat, and sides of neck, black; wings, b
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 122 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Dc0ert Mbcatear. John The Desert Wheatear {Saxicola desertt, Temminck) is a rare autumn migrant to the British Islands. During sum- mer it occurs in Algeria, Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine, and in winter it ranges through Abyssinia to North-West India. The adult male in summer has the general colour of the upper parts buff, changing into white on rump and upper tail-coverts; tail, black, with white bases; superciliary stripe, whitish; cheeks, throat, and sides of neck, black; wings, blackish-brown, with pale tips; under parts, white, with a tinge of sandy-rufous on chest and flanks; irides, dark brown; bill, legs, and feet, black. Length, from five to six inches. In this species the feet are very small. The adult female in summer has no black on the 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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