. An illustrated manual of British birds . covered with sea-weed and slope down to the water. The adult in summer has a white streak over the eye ; feathersof the upper parts ash-brown with dark centres, the edges beinggrey and rufous; quills dusky-brown; rump dark ash-brown;upper tail-coverts chiefly zvhite, though-streaked laterally with brown,the central pair—which are not conspicuous—being dark ; the twocentral tail-feathers dark brown, pointed, and longer than the rest,which are ash-brown; chin white; cheeks, neck, upper breastand flanks greyish-white, speckled and streaked with dusky-bro
. An illustrated manual of British birds . covered with sea-weed and slope down to the water. The adult in summer has a white streak over the eye ; feathersof the upper parts ash-brown with dark centres, the edges beinggrey and rufous; quills dusky-brown; rump dark ash-brown;upper tail-coverts chiefly zvhite, though-streaked laterally with brown,the central pair—which are not conspicuous—being dark ; the twocentral tail-feathers dark brown, pointed, and longer than the rest,which are ash-brown; chin white; cheeks, neck, upper breastand flanks greyish-white, speckled and streaked with dusky-brown ; axillaries, belly and under tail-coverts white; bill very short,straight, and nearly black ; legs and feet dark olive. The female isa trifle the larger and more richly coloured. Length 7*5 ; wing48 in. In winter the mantle is brownish-grey, and the streaks onthe breast &c. are less sharply defined. The young are moremottled with white and rufous on the back, while the throat andbreast are suffused with buff. SCOLOPACIDA. 569.
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