. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Mbite Matjtail. 53. The White Wagtail {Motacilla alba, Linnaeus) is a regular spring visitant to the British Isles, and has been on several occasions identified as having nested in this country. It is a resident species in some parts of Southern Europe, and spends the winter in North Africa. The adult male in summer has the chin, throat, and breast, black; auriculars, and patch on sides of neck, white; above, grey; wing- coverts, with black bases and edged with white; crown and nape, black; rump
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Mbite Matjtail. 53. The White Wagtail {Motacilla alba, Linnaeus) is a regular spring visitant to the British Isles, and has been on several occasions identified as having nested in this country. It is a resident species in some parts of Southern Europe, and spends the winter in North Africa. The adult male in summer has the chin, throat, and breast, black; auriculars, and patch on sides of neck, white; above, grey; wing- coverts, with black bases and edged with white; crown and nape, black; rump and upper wing-coverts, ashy-grey, tipped with white; median ones also with white tips; primaries, blackish; under parts, white; sides, ashy-grey; tail-feathers, black in centre; outer ones, white, edged with black in- wardly; irides, dark brown; bill, legs, and feet, black. Length, about seven inches. The female is similar to the male, but the black on the crown is mixed 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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