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BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE RAZOR-BILL. 



IMMATURE. 



THE bill is black, and faintly furrowed; an in- 

 distinct white line extends from the upper mandible 

 to the eye, behind which are a mixture of dark 

 brown and dirty white feathers, obscurely divided 

 to the hinder part of the head ; the inside of the 

 mouth is yellow; irides hazel; the upper part of 

 the head, and a streak below each eye, are black, 

 as are also the whole of the upper parts of its silky 

 plumage, including the wings and the tail, except- 

 ing the tips and the secondary quills, which are 

 white: all the under parts, from the chin to the 

 vent, are also white; the legs black. The winter 

 plumage of the mature bird, does not differ from 

 the above description. 



