BRITISH BIRDS. 
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is white, and lines of the fame colour pafs from 
the upper fides of the beak over each eye, from the 
corners of which two brown ones are extended to 
the noftrils : the ground colour of the flioulders, 
fcapulars, leffer coverts, and tail, is a glofly olive 
brown, — the feathers on all thefe parts are indented 
on the edges, more or lefs^ with triangular-fliaped 
white fpots. The back is white ; the rump barred 
with waved lines of afh-coloured brown, and dingy 
white ; the vent feathers are marked nearly in the 
fame manner, but with a greater portion of white : 
the tail and coverts are alfo barred with narrow 
waved lines, of a dull afh-colour, and, in fome fpe- 
cimens, are nearly black and white. Five of the 
primary quills are dark brown, tinged with olive ; 
the fhaft of the firft quill is white ; the next fix 
are, in the male, rather deeply tipped with white, 
and nightly fpotted and barred with brown : the fe- 
condaries, as far as they are uncovered, when the 
wings are extended, are of the fame fnowy white- 
nefs as the back. The feathers which cover the 
upper part of the thighs, and thofe near them, are 
bluflied with a reddiih or vinous colour : the legs 
are of a deep orange red, and meafure, from the 
end of the middle toe nail to the upper bare part 
of the thigh, five inches and a half. 
A {luffed fpecimen of this elegant-looking bird, 
from which the figure and defcription were taken, 
was the gift of Mr Rediough, of Ormskirk : 'ano- 
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