. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . f thehead from the corners of the mouth, and a pale streakpasses from the bill over each eye : the throat and forepart of the neck to the breast, are of a yellowish white,mottled with brown spots : a dusky crescent-shaped patch,the feathers of which are narrowly edged with white, coversthe breast, the horns pointing towards the thighs :* thebelly and vent are white : the middle tail feathers black,edged with ferruginous j the others pale ash, edged withwhite : legs and thighs black. The female is ratherlarger than the male, but in o
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . f thehead from the corners of the mouth, and a pale streakpasses from the bill over each eye : the throat and forepart of the neck to the breast, are of a yellowish white,mottled with brown spots : a dusky crescent-shaped patch,the feathers of which are narrowly edged with white, coversthe breast, the horns pointing towards the thighs :* thebelly and vent are white : the middle tail feathers black,edged with ferruginous j the others pale ash, edged withwhite : legs and thighs black. The female is ratherlarger than the male, but in other respects resembles himpretty nearly. The above description and figure were taken from apair, sent by the Rev. C. Rudston, of Sandhutton, nearYork, the 22d of April, 1799 ; and the author has beenfavoured with numbers of these and others of the samegenus, by the Rev. H. Cotes, vicar of Bedlington; nottwo of which were exactly alike, probably owing to thedifference of age or sex, ^ In some specimens, supposed to be female, this patch waswanting. ^i,fk BRITISH BIRDS. 115
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