. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 151 isabelline, or sandy-grey, dusted and otherwise marked with white, grey, and brown. The general colouration is much lighter than that of Caprimulgus Eiiropceus. Length, about ten inches. SSecs^ ;4::^?^-^>^^^^:;;;^^ The Bee-eater {Merops apiaster^ Linnaeus) is a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and is a visitor in summer to countries adjacent to the Mediterranean, in winter migrating to Africa. The adult has the top of the head, nape, back, and wing- co
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 151 isabelline, or sandy-grey, dusted and otherwise marked with white, grey, and brown. The general colouration is much lighter than that of Caprimulgus Eiiropceus. Length, about ten inches. SSecs^ ;4::^?^-^>^^^^:;;;^^ The Bee-eater {Merops apiaster^ Linnaeus) is a rare irregular spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and is a visitor in summer to countries adjacent to the Mediterranean, in winter migrating to Africa. The adult has the top of the head, nape, back, and wing- coverts, rich chestnut brown, changing into light greenish- blue on upper tail-coverts; tail, greenish or bluish ; two centre pair of rectrices elongated and tipped with black ; lores and auriculars, black; chin and throat, deep yellow, with a band of black underneath; scapulars, whitish ; secondaries, chestnut, with broad tips of black; quills, bluish-green, tipped with black ; under parts, blue, tinged. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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