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BRITISH BIRDS. 
belly and vent yellowish dirty white; the feathers on 
the upper part of the breast are black, edged with pale 
buff, and are spread over part of the shoulders, breast, 
and wings ; those below, which cover the breast to the 
thighs, are long and narrowly striped down the middle 
with pale brown ; the legs and toes are dark green, 
and are nearly of the same length as the bill. 
This species is very rarely met with any where in 
this country. The above figure was taken from a 
stuffed specimen, obligingly lent to this work by Sir 
M. W. Ridley, Bart, of Blagdon, Northumberland s 
the bird was shot there on the 10th May, 1810. 
