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BRITISH BIRDS. 



secondary quills are dusky, and more distinctly 

 tipped with rusty spots. The tail consists of 

 twelve feathers, the two middle ones longer than 

 the rest; it is of the same colour as the quills, 

 except at the concealed part of its root, which is 

 white. The legs are slender, and of a lead colour; 

 the thighs, and part of the joint, and the toes, 

 black: the webs are of the same colour, excepting 

 a small space between the first joints of the toes, 

 which is white. 



