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BRITISH BIRDS. 



the young in down the upper parts are rich buff mottled with black, and 

 the underparts are pale buff. 



In winter plumage the Redshank, the Greenshank, and the Dusky Red- 

 shank somewhat resemble each other, but may be at once distinguished 

 by the colour of the secondaries. In the Redshank they are nearly pure 

 white, in the Dusky Redshank they are white barred with brown, and in 

 the Greenshank they are plain brown. 



