. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE WHINCHAT. The Whinchat arrives in this country during April, and takes its de- parture again in Sep- tember and October. It is about five inches and a quarter in length, and has the crown of the head and upper parts generally of a dusky - brown colour, the feathers being edged with sandy buff. The wings are marked with a large white spot. Upper half of tail white, lower half dark brown edged with sandy buff. A broad white stripe runs from the base of the bill over the eye. Chin is white, throat and breast are light chestnut, under pa
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE WHINCHAT. The Whinchat arrives in this country during April, and takes its de- parture again in Sep- tember and October. It is about five inches and a quarter in length, and has the crown of the head and upper parts generally of a dusky - brown colour, the feathers being edged with sandy buff. The wings are marked with a large white spot. Upper half of tail white, lower half dark brown edged with sandy buff. A broad white stripe runs from the base of the bill over the eye. Chin is white, throat and breast are light chestnut, under parts pale buff. In the female the white line o^'er the eye and the spot upon the wing are less conspicuous, and the colour of her under parts is less distinctive. 2oi. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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