. A history of British birds . feathers of the former having lighter-coloured edges ; the primaries brownish-black; the chin andthroat almost white; front of the neck, breast, under wing-coverts, belly and thighs, greyish-white, spotted and streakedwith brocoli-brown ; under tail-coverts white ; the tail beneathgreyish-white, barred transversely with dark wood-brown;legs and toes yellow ; the claws black. Mr. Gurney believes that the variation in the plumage ofthis species is greater in birds of the first or second yearthan in those which are older, and that adults may beknown by a slight rufo
. A history of British birds . feathers of the former having lighter-coloured edges ; the primaries brownish-black; the chin andthroat almost white; front of the neck, breast, under wing-coverts, belly and thighs, greyish-white, spotted and streakedwith brocoli-brown ; under tail-coverts white ; the tail beneathgreyish-white, barred transversely with dark wood-brown;legs and toes yellow ; the claws black. Mr. Gurney believes that the variation in the plumage ofthis species is greater in birds of the first or second yearthan in those which are older, and that adults may beknown by a slight rufous tinge on the tail-feathers. Thecolour of the iris also varies from a dark hazel to a lightbrownish-yellow, this last being usually observable in thebirds which have the palest plumage. Albino varietiesoccasionally occur, and of these the Norwich Museum pos-sesses a perfect specimen, obtained at Metz, by Mr. J. , Junior. The vignette below, is from a sketch of the Buzzard, takenin the garden referred to at page ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZAKl). A CCIPJTRES. 115 FALCONirKK.
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