. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . s black, ftraight, ftrong, andnot more than an inch in length: the ground colourof the head and neck is white, with fmall fpots onthe crown and hinder parts; a black llroke croffesthe forehead to the eyes ; the auriculars are form-ed by a patch of the fame colour, which, pointingforward to the corners of the mouth, and fallingdown, is fpread over the fides of the breaft, whenceafcends another branch, which, like a band, goes BRITISH BIRDS. ^25 about the lower part of the neck behind. * Theback, fcapulars, and tertials are black, edged
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . s black, ftraight, ftrong, andnot more than an inch in length: the ground colourof the head and neck is white, with fmall fpots onthe crown and hinder parts; a black llroke croffesthe forehead to the eyes ; the auriculars are form-ed by a patch of the fame colour, which, pointingforward to the corners of the mouth, and fallingdown, is fpread over the fides of the breaft, whenceafcends another branch, which, like a band, goes BRITISH BIRDS. ^25 about the lower part of the neck behind. * Theback, fcapulars, and tertials are black, edged v/ithrufty red; leflfer coverts of the wings cinereousbrown; greater coverts black, edged with ferrugi-nous, and tipped with white: primary and fecon-dary quills black, the latter white at the ends: therump and tail coverts are white, crofled with ablack bar : tail black, tipped with white : the forepart of the breaft, belly and vent white : thighs fea-thered nearly to the knees: legs and feet red. * In fome fpeclmens the lower part of the neck is J 26 BRITISH BIRDS.
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