. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. fIDcalP 1Re&poIc\. The Mealy Redpole {Linofa linaria, Linnaeus) is an autumn migrant to the British Isles. It inhabits the more northern portions of both hemispheres, and nests principally in the birch region, and in winter moves south- ward. The adult male in summer has the nape, back, and scapulars dark brown, with whitish margins to some of the feathers ; primaries, dusky; innermost secondaries, greater and middle wing-coverts, with whitish tips; rump, white, tinged with pink and streaked
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. fIDcalP 1Re&poIc\. The Mealy Redpole {Linofa linaria, Linnaeus) is an autumn migrant to the British Isles. It inhabits the more northern portions of both hemispheres, and nests principally in the birch region, and in winter moves south- ward. The adult male in summer has the nape, back, and scapulars dark brown, with whitish margins to some of the feathers ; primaries, dusky; innermost secondaries, greater and middle wing-coverts, with whitish tips; rump, white, tinged with pink and streaked with brown ; rectrices, dusky, with narrow margins of whitish; crown of head, crimson; chin, black; breast, suffused with carmine; middle of abdomen, whitish; sides, streaked with dark brown ; irides, brown ; bill, yellowish-brown ; legs and feet, brown. Length, five inches. The adult female in summer shows no red on the breast or rump. In winter, upper parts of the adult arc lighter and the feathers show no red 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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