. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. S6 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. mioob Mreii. r:.^_-?-:.^^^iM^ The Wood Wren (^Phylloscopus sibilatrix^ Bechstein) is a summer visitor to the British Islands, and also to the tem- perate parts of Northern Europe. It wends its way to North Africa to spend the winter. The adult male in nuptial plumage has the upper parts yellowish-green; a broad streak of sulphur-yellow passes over and behind the eye; wing-coverts, olive-green, margined with paler green; primaries, brown, tipped with whitish, and edged with yellowish-gr
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. S6 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. mioob Mreii. r:.^_-?-:.^^^iM^ The Wood Wren (^Phylloscopus sibilatrix^ Bechstein) is a summer visitor to the British Islands, and also to the tem- perate parts of Northern Europe. It wends its way to North Africa to spend the winter. The adult male in nuptial plumage has the upper parts yellowish-green; a broad streak of sulphur-yellow passes over and behind the eye; wing-coverts, olive-green, margined with paler green; primaries, brown, tipped with whitish, and edged with yellowish-green; tail, greyish-brown; throat and breast, sulphur-yellow; abdomen and under tail-coverts, white; irides, hazel; bill, dark brown, much lighter below; legs and feet, brown. Length, from four to five inches. The female is similar in plumage to 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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