. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 246 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. with white; primaries, greyish-brown ; abdomen and flanks, white tinged with grey, and finely vermiculated with dusky; irides, dark brown; bill, yellowish; legs and feet, orange. Length, about twenty-four inches. The female has the general colouration brown and bufl" of various shades. The Pochard {^Fuligula ferina^ Linnaeus) is a fairly common winter visitor to the British Isles, and it also inhabits the Palearctic Region, but does not occur in the extreme North and East. The

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. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 246 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. with white; primaries, greyish-brown ; abdomen and flanks, white tinged with grey, and finely vermiculated with dusky; irides, dark brown; bill, yellowish; legs and feet, orange. Length, about twenty-four inches. The female has the general colouration brown and bufl" of various shades. The Pochard {^Fuligula ferina^ Linnaeus) is a fairly common winter visitor to the British Isles, and it also inhabits the Palearctic Region, but does not occur in the extreme North and East. The adult male in summer dress has the head and upper neck rich chestnut; breast and upper portion of back, brownish-black; mantle and breast, white, tinged. 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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