. A history of British birds. Birds. 238 BRITISH BIHDS. those of the minp, although obscurely defined on the upper tail-coverts j the underparts are very pale huffish white, darkest on the breast, which is streaked with dark brown ; the white on the two outermost tail- feathers is almost pure. Bill dark brown, paler on the lower mandible j legs, feet, and claws pale brown; irides hazel. The female resembles the male in colour. After the autumn moult the whole of the plumage of both upper and under parts is more sandy. Birds of the year are very dark brown, the pale margins of the feathers are
. A history of British birds. Birds. 238 BRITISH BIHDS. those of the minp, although obscurely defined on the upper tail-coverts j the underparts are very pale huffish white, darkest on the breast, which is streaked with dark brown ; the white on the two outermost tail- feathers is almost pure. Bill dark brown, paler on the lower mandible j legs, feet, and claws pale brown; irides hazel. The female resembles the male in colour. After the autumn moult the whole of the plumage of both upper and under parts is more sandy. Birds of the year are very dark brown, the pale margins of the feathers are very white, and the spots on the breast are larger. Young in first plumage have the pale margins of the feathers still whiter, and the flanks as well as the throat and breast are streaked. Richard's Pipit may always be recognized by its long tarsus, enormously developed hind claw, the nearly piu-e white on the outer tail- feathers, and the streaked 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc. ]
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