. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. ;oi 2)ottereL. â i>UKlCf'^ Y\ '1'he Dotterel {Eudromias inorinelliis^ Linnaeus) is a summer migrant to the British Isles, and is widely distributed through Northern and Central Europe and Western Asia, wintering in Africa north of the Eciuator. The adult female in summer has the upper parts ashy-brown, edged witli paler; inner secondaries, margined with rufous ; crown, blackish ; eye- stripe, broad and white, sloping downward and running backward to the nape; tail, tipped with white, with the
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. ;oi 2)ottereL. â i>UKlCf'^ Y\ '1'he Dotterel {Eudromias inorinelliis^ Linnaeus) is a summer migrant to the British Isles, and is widely distributed through Northern and Central Europe and Western Asia, wintering in Africa north of the Eciuator. The adult female in summer has the upper parts ashy-brown, edged witli paler; inner secondaries, margined with rufous ; crown, blackish ; eye- stripe, broad and white, sloping downward and running backward to the nape; tail, tipped with white, with the exception of rectrices ; chin and upper throat, white ; lower throat, light brown tinged with greyish, with some dark marks intervening; a white band passes across the chest, which is bordered on the upper side with black; lower breast and flanks, bright chestnut; abdomen, black ; irides, hazel; bill, black; legs and feet, brownish-yellow. Length, ai)out nine inclies. The male is less than the female, and duller in 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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