. A history of British birds . and membranesorange. The whole length of the bird is rather more thaneight inches; from the carpal joint to the end of the wingsix inches and three-quarters. The adult bird in winteronly varies in having the head dull black, instead of deepblack. The young bird of the year, as figured, has the point ofthe bill dark brown, the base pale brown; forehead andcrown mottled with dusky-brown and greyish-white, moreuniform in colour on the nape, and darker; back, wing-coverts, and tertials ash-grey, margined with dusky-black;primaries slate-grey, margins of the inner web
. A history of British birds . and membranesorange. The whole length of the bird is rather more thaneight inches; from the carpal joint to the end of the wingsix inches and three-quarters. The adult bird in winteronly varies in having the head dull black, instead of deepblack. The young bird of the year, as figured, has the point ofthe bill dark brown, the base pale brown; forehead andcrown mottled with dusky-brown and greyish-white, moreuniform in colour on the nape, and darker; back, wing-coverts, and tertials ash-grey, margined with dusky-black;primaries slate-grey, margins of the inner webs white ;secondaries ash-grey ; tail-feathers greyish-white -spottedwith dusky-grey towards the ends ; chin, sides of neck,breast, and all the under surface white ; legs pale black loral streak, which is at first absent or only in-dicated by a faint grey line, is assumed the second year. The nesthng is of a stone-buff on the upper parts,sprinkled with grey, and spotted with black on the head ;under parts dull VOL. III. 4 G 562 GA VJjE. LA RID a:. LARIDjE.
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