British Birds Descriptions of All the Commoner Species Their Nests And Eggs
British Birds Descriptions of All the Commoner Species Their Nests And Eggs
Frederick Bernulf Beever Kirkman
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Length 11*25 in. Markedly different from the three preceding both in shape, size, and coloration. It is smaller, more slender, and has the feathers of the wing-coverts and scapulars a rich reddish-brown with black centres, and the AUKS 51 black side-feathers of the large tail broadly tipped with white. On the side of the neck a conspicuous patch of alternating bars of black and white, which is lacking in the young. Prevailing hue of the head and back bluish-grey with intermixture of dull rufous... or buff margins. Under-parts pale vinous purple passing to white on the belly. Nest. Place: tree, bush, or tall hedge. Flimsy structure of twigs. Eggs. Two. Creamy-white. Av. Size, 1*18 x "88 in. Laying begins end of May to early June. Broods 1-2. (2) Family: AlcidceAuks 100. Razorbill [Aka torda Linnaeus]. Salt-water species present throughout the year, and breeding on our sea-cliffs. Bird. Length 17 in. Distinguished at once from the guille- mot by the deep curved and grooved beak withits conspicuous narrow white band (see Fig.
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