. A history of British birds . , this species is sometimes called the Satin Grebe ;■sides beneath the wing and the flanks pale chestnut-brown;legs and toes dark green on the outer flat surface, lighterpale yellowish-green on the inner surface. The whole lengthis from twenty-one to twenty-two inches. From the carpaljoint to the end of the longest feathers eight inches. Thecrest is borne constantly throughout the year. Females are not quite so large in size; the crest is also alittle smaller, and the general colours of the plumage lesspure. Young birds in their first winter, and during part of t
. A history of British birds . , this species is sometimes called the Satin Grebe ;■sides beneath the wing and the flanks pale chestnut-brown;legs and toes dark green on the outer flat surface, lighterpale yellowish-green on the inner surface. The whole lengthis from twenty-one to twenty-two inches. From the carpaljoint to the end of the longest feathers eight inches. Thecrest is borne constantly throughout the year. Females are not quite so large in size; the crest is also alittle smaller, and the general colours of the plumage lesspure. Young birds in their first winter, and during part of theirsecond year, have but small crests, and little or no reddish-chestnut colour. For some time after they are hatched theyoung chicks have their bills mottled black and white : thehead and neck ornamented with long dark stripes on aground-colour of dull greyish-white; the upper surface ofthe body dark brown, with longitudinal stripes of lightbrown; the whole under surface white. A young bird ofthis species is figured PODICTPEDIDJ:. PODICIPEDIDjE.
Size: 1376px × 1815px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorsaun, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbirds
