. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . overts, light yellowish red. The young bird has the cere greenish yellow, of a verylight shade, at first almost white; iris, dark brown or dusky;front of the head, yellowish grey, with a line of the sameover the eyes; crown of the head and nape, greyish black;the feathers edged with yellowish white. The neck white onthe sides, and surrounded by a ring of yellowish white, whichis indistinct behind, the band black; chin, white; throat,yellowish white; breast, yellowish white, streaked with brownishblack; back, greyish black, edged with d
. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . overts, light yellowish red. The young bird has the cere greenish yellow, of a verylight shade, at first almost white; iris, dark brown or dusky;front of the head, yellowish grey, with a line of the sameover the eyes; crown of the head and nape, greyish black;the feathers edged with yellowish white. The neck white onthe sides, and surrounded by a ring of yellowish white, whichis indistinct behind, the band black; chin, white; throat,yellowish white; breast, yellowish white, streaked with brownishblack; back, greyish black, edged with dull white; quills ofthe wings as in the old birds; greater and lesser wing coverts,greyish black; primaries and secondaries, nearly black, edgedwith dull white. The tail as in the female, but the bandsare light red; the tip and the quills, reddish white; beneath, itis barred with dull white and greyish black; lower tail coverts,yellowish white with brown shafts. The legs yellow; feathers ofthe legs, yellowish white, with oblong brown spots; claws,
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