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IKITISH BIRDS. 



each feather edged with ash or grey ; under parts 

 cream-coloured white, streaked or spotted with 

 brown on the sides and vent; greater coverts of 

 the wings tipped with white, forming a bar across 

 them when extended: legs reddish yellow, and 

 short, not measuring more than two inches and 

 one-eighth from the middle toe nail to the knee: 

 thighs feathered very nearly to the knees; toes 

 divided, without any connecting membrane. 



