. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 357 tail-coverts, brown; irides, brown : bill, deep horn colour; tip, black; legs and feet, black. Length, about twenty-one inches. Hf?^r J !^. JO^/^ JJUA/C. The Kittiwake {Lanes tridactyhts, Linnoeus) is a resident in the British Isles. It is also met with in the Northern Palearctic Region, as well as the North-east Nearctic Region. The adult in nuptial dress has the mantle and wings pale bluish-grey; head, neck, under parts, and tail, white; secondaries, with white tips; outer pr
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 357 tail-coverts, brown; irides, brown : bill, deep horn colour; tip, black; legs and feet, black. Length, about twenty-one inches. Hf?^r J !^. JO^/^ JJUA/C. The Kittiwake {Lanes tridactyhts, Linnoeus) is a resident in the British Isles. It is also met with in the Northern Palearctic Region, as well as the North-east Nearctic Region. The adult in nuptial dress has the mantle and wings pale bluish-grey; head, neck, under parts, and tail, white; secondaries, with white tips; outer primaries on terminal portions, black; irides, hazel; bill, greenish-yellow; legs and feet, brownish dusky-green ; hind toe absent at all times. Length, from fifteen to sixteen inches. The female is similar to the male. The young in first plumage have the crown and nape deep grey, and the feathers on the back are margined with 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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