. A practical handbook of British birds . hite line on fore-head which extends over eyes anddown sides of neck, fore-part of crown and edging of white super-ciliary stripe blue-grey ; rest of crown brown becoming chestnut-brown on nape and back of neck, but latter with edges of feathers THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE, 883 grey streaked black ; upper-mantle chestnut, feathers tipped olive-brown ; rest of upper-parts brown, feathers tipped olive ; a blackline through lores, very narrow over and under eyes and extendingbehind eyes in a prominent circular line round cheeks and sides ofthroat and widenin
. A practical handbook of British birds . hite line on fore-head which extends over eyes anddown sides of neck, fore-part of crown and edging of white super-ciliary stripe blue-grey ; rest of crown brown becoming chestnut-brown on nape and back of neck, but latter with edges of feathers THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE, 883 grey streaked black ; upper-mantle chestnut, feathers tipped olive-brown ; rest of upper-parts brown, feathers tipped olive ; a blackline through lores, very narrow over and under eyes and extendingbehind eyes in a prominent circular line round cheeks and sides ofthroat and widening at base of throat ; at apex of chin and on basesof lower mandible spots of black, otherwise whole chin and throatenclosed by black line dull white ; ear-coverts yellowish-buff withsome white and blackish median streaks ; sides of neck adjoiningblack gorget grey washed brown and sides of feathers streakedblack, upper-breast same but with wider black streaks or blotchesand narrow whitish streaks and tips ; sides of upper-breast chestnut-.
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