STRANGERS OF THE AUTUMN. 



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SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



Lesser Gray Shrike 



Wall Creeper . 



Roller 



Black Stork 



White Stork 



Little Crake 



Pratincole 



Similar in colour to Great Gray 

 Shrike. Forehead black; rosy 

 tinge on breast and flanks; single 

 wing bar. Length 9 inches. 



General colour bright slate gray ; 

 wing coverts, and all except first 

 three quills crimson on basal half 

 of outer web ; throat, breast, and 

 tail black, the latter tipped with 

 gray. Female similar to male in 

 colour; but both sexes in winter 

 have the throat white. Length 

 6 inches. 



General colour of adults verdigris 

 green ; mantle and innermost 

 secondaries brown; terminal half 

 of wings black ; shoulders and 

 under surface of quills purplish 

 blue. Length 12 inches. 



Under parts of adults below neck 

 white, remainder of plumage 

 black, shot with green, purple, 

 blue, and red. Bill, legs, and 

 feet scarlet. Length 40 inches. 



General colour of adults white, ex- 

 cept wings, which are black. Bill, 

 legs, and feet scarlet. Length 

 42 inches. 



Similar to Baillon's Crake in colour, 

 but outer web of first primary 

 brown, instead of white as in 

 that species. Length 7 ^ inches. 



General colourabove, brown; rump, 



upper tail coverts, and basal 



portion of tail white ; axillaries 



chestnut; tail forked; black line 



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