MEALY REDPOLE. 



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white : occiput and nape covered with darkish streaks on a 

 reddish white ground ; shoulders and back with dark streaks, 

 edged with white ; pure white edges to all the quill-feathers 

 of the wings and those of the tail. 



The males in autumn have the rump white, with a slight 

 tint of rose colour and some brown streaks ; a slight reddish 

 tint on the cheeks ; the brown streaks on the back edged with 

 red ; the top of the head varied with two shades of red. 



The female has the forehead whitish ; the top of the head 

 red ; the breast, the under parts of the body and the rump 

 white, marked with brown streaks, which are most numerous 

 on the flanks. 



Although the summer plumage is here described by M. 

 Temminck, this bird is rare on the Continent, and is not 

 known to breed in the South of Europe, or even in Scotland, 

 while the Lesser Redpole breeds every year in numbers in 

 Scotland, and even in some of the more northern counties in 

 England. 



The vignette exhibits representations of the head of both 

 birds in different points of view, with comparative linear 

 measurement, as mentioned at page 511. 



