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BRITISH BIRDS. 



side of each feather, near the tip. The whole under 

 side of the body is white, but crossed by a brown 

 bar at the vent. The tail is brown, very short, and 

 of a rounded or fan- shape: the legs on the insides, 

 down the shins, and on the edges behind, are 

 white : the middle of the webs, the two inner toes, 

 and the terminating joint of the outer one, together 

 with all the claws, are the same : all the other parts 

 of the legs and feet are dusky. 



A pair of these birds were shot on the Tyne, at 

 Newcastle, in the month of January, by Mr. Pollock. 

 They differed but very little, excepting in weight, 

 from each other. This figure and description were 

 taken from the larger bird. The smaller weighed 

 only two pounds and a half. 





