. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 3IO BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. (Bolben ^U/VCi^^ The Golden Plover {Charadrius pluvialis^ Einnaeus) is a resident species in the British Isles; it also occurs in Northern Europe and the western portion of wSiberia, and is found during winter in Africa. The adult in summer has the upper parts nearly black, with copious spots and bars of bright yellow and greyish; primaries, black; bars on tail, brown; forehead, white; line above eye, white; sides of neck, white; chin, throat, breast, and belly, black, fringed with
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 3IO BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. (Bolben ^U/VCi^^ The Golden Plover {Charadrius pluvialis^ Einnaeus) is a resident species in the British Isles; it also occurs in Northern Europe and the western portion of wSiberia, and is found during winter in Africa. The adult in summer has the upper parts nearly black, with copious spots and bars of bright yellow and greyish; primaries, black; bars on tail, brown; forehead, white; line above eye, white; sides of neck, white; chin, throat, breast, and belly, black, fringed with white on lower breast and abdomen; axillaries and under tail-coverts, white; irides, deep hazel; bill, legs, and feet, slaty-black. Length, about ten inches. The female in same plumage resembles male, but generally shows less black underneath. The young in first plumage have the breast suffused with yellowish, and flanks profusely mottled with 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 Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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