THE BIRD-LIFF OF LONDON 
white. Bill black, yellow at the tip, and light green 
round the gape; tarsi and lobed toes olive-green, palest 
on the webs; irides brown. Length 84 inches. ‘The 
female is a trifle smaller and paler in general colour. In 
winter plumage the upper parts are brown, darkest on the 
head, and the under parts are mostly white. The young 
in first plumage resemble the adults in winter dress, and 
the young in down have the head, neck, and upper parts 
black striped with chestnut, and the under parts white 
including a V-shaped mark on the throat. 
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