Podiceps
Podiceps. Plumage Soft And Silky, Tail Feathers Soft And Difficult To Tell From Surrounding Feathers; Toes Lobed And United At Base By Web. Divers; Feeding On Fish, Frogs, Insects, Etc.; Nest Large, Of Aquatic Plants And Usually Floating Among Reeds; Eggs White, Soon Much Nest-stained, Inner Layer Of Shell Green. ...
Polysticta
Polysticta. Bill Longer Than Tarsus; Tail 14 Feathers; Plumage Like Eider Ducks. Sexes Different. Polysticta Stelleri (pallas). Steller's Eider. Head And Wing Coverts White ; Throat, Collar, Back, Rump, And Upper Tail Coverts Blue Black ; Forehead And Occipital Tuft Sea Green ; Beneath, Reddish Buff, Shading To Dark Brown ...
Porphyrio
Porphyrio. Like " Gallinula " But Bill Higher ; Nares Not In A Groove ; Colour Largely Blue ; Frequent Lakes ; Nest Among Reeds ; Eggs Like Those Of Waterhen. Porphyrio Cmruleus (vandelli). Purple Gallinule. ? Purple Blue, Face, Throat, And Chest Brighter ; Abdomen Blackish Blue ; Under ...
Porzana
Porzana. Bill Shorter Than Head ; Nares In A Groove And Partly Covered By Membrane; Middle Toe With Claw Longer Than Tarsus. Porzana Porzana (i..). Spowei) Crake. Poule D'cau Marouette ; Ger. Tiipfelsumpfhulin ; Ital. Voltolino ; Swed. Smatlackig Sumphona. 9 Above Olive Brown, Streaked White And With Some • ...
Prinia
Prinia. Small Brown Warblers With Long Graduated Tail Of To Feathers; Restless Habits; Nest Purse-shaped Or Oval With Side Entrance, In Fork Of Bush Or Woven Among Reeds; Eggs Variable, Greenish Or Bluish White, Thickly Dotted With Red. Prinia Gracilis Gracilis (lichtenstein). J 9 Above Grey Brown With Dark Striations, ...
Prunella
Prunella. Characters As In Order. Nest In Clefts Of Rocks Or In Bushes ; Eggs Greenish Blue ; Are Granivorous As Well As Insectivorous. Prunella Collaris Collaris (scopoli). Alpine Accentor. Fr. Fauvette Des Alpes ; Ger. Alpenbraunelle ; Ital. Sordone. D ? Adult. Above Grey Brown With Darker Striations, Faint ...
Prunellidze
Prunellid.ze. Bill Hard, Broad At Base, With Swollen Sides And Round Top ; Nostrils Free, Covered With Membrane ; Wing Rounded, 1st Primary Very Short ; Stomach Muscular As In Finches ; Plumage Hard And Thick ; Young In 1st Plumage Spotted. ...
Pterocles
Pterocles. Hind Toe Present But Very Small ; Tarsus Feathered To Toes In Front, Naked Behind ; Toes Naked; Middle Tail Feathers Lengthened. Pterocles Orientalis (i..). Iii,ack-rellied Sand Grousl. D Above Grey Black, With Ochreous Tips ; Wing Coverts And Secondaries Ochreous ; Throat Chestnut, At Its Lower Part A ...
Pterocletes
Pterocletes Bill As In Game-birds ; Tarsus Short And Feathered ; Hind Toe Very Small Or Absent ; Inhabit Sandy Districts ; Food, Seeds ; Eggs Laid On Ground, Oval In Shape, Ochreous Or Buff Marked With Brown Or Rufous. ...
Pterodroma
Pterodroma. Tarsus Rounded In Front ; Nares As In " Puffinus " But Separated By A Very Fine Partition ; Bill Shorter And Comparatively Higher ; 12 Tail Feathers. Pterodroma Moths Few (salvadori). ? Above Ashy Grey, Browner On Rump, Forehead And Lores White Tipped Grey ; A Black Patch ...
Puffinus
Puffinus. Medium Size; Tarsus Laterally Compressed, Sharp-edged In Front; Nostrils In A Common Tube, Ending Obliquely In Front, So That Open Flares Are Visible From Above, And Partition Easily Seen; 12 Tail Feathers. Puffinus Puffinus Puffinus (brunnich). Manx Shear Water. Gcr. Sturmtaucher ; Swed. Mindre Lira. Above Dark Slaty Brown ...
Pycnonotidie
Pycnonotidie. Wings Rounded; 1st Primary Long. Mostly In Oriental And Ethiopian Regions. ...
Pycnonotus
Pycnonotus. Brown Birds About 8" Long, With Some Hair-like Shafts On Hind Head; Sexes Alike; Gregarious Except In Breeding Season; Nest In Hushes Or Low Trees; Eggs Greyish Or Pinkish White Marbled And Spotted With Red Or Reddish Brown Surface Spots And Purplish Grey Shell Markings. Pycnonotus Barbatus Barbatus (desfontaines). ...
Pygopodes
Pygopodes. Divers And Grebes. Tail Very Short ; Toes Lobed Or Webbed, Outer Toe Longest, Hind Toe On Higher Level Than The Others ; Tarsus Strongly Compressed Sideways, Sharp Edged In Front And Behind ; Legs Set Very Far Back On Body. Characters As In Genus "podiceps." ...
Pyrrhocorax
Pyrrhocorax. Black, Crow-like Birds, With Thin Red Or Yellow Bills And Feet ; Inhabit Mountains Or Sea Cliffs; Gregarious; Food, Insects, Worms, Seeds, Berries ; Nest In Caves Or Clefts In Cliffs, Rocks, Ruins ; Eggs Creamy White, Occasionally Pale Green, With Faint Purplish Grey And Light And Dark Brown ...
Pyrrhula
Pyrrhula. Bill Short, Strong, Convex ; Frequent Woods, Orchards, Gardens; Nest, Cup In Trees; Eggs Greenish Blue Spotted And Blotched With Purplish Grey And Dark Brown. Crown, Nape, Fore Part Of Face, Chin, Secondaries, Upper Tail Coverts And Tail Bluish Black ; Back, Scapulars, Lesser And Median Wing Coverts And ...
Rallus
Rallus. Bill Longer Than Head; Tarsus Shorter Than Middle Toe With Claw; Nares Long, Lying In A Groove. To Morocco) ; Possibly \v. Siberia. Largely Migratory ; Not Uncommon In N.\v. Europe In Winter, But Winters Chiefly Mediterranean Basin ; Also Occurs At That Season In S.w. Asia. The Distribution ...
Recurvirostra
Recurvirostra. Bill Long, Slender, Recurved ; Legs Long, Feet Webbed : Inhabit Shores Of Lagoons And Marshy Places; Gregarious, Especially In Winter; Legs Extended In Flight; Eggs, 3 Or 4, Warm Stone Ochreous Spotted And Blotched With Blackish. Recurvirostra Avosetta Avosetta L. Avocet. Fr. Avocette ; Ger. Sabelschnabel ; /tat. ...
Regulus
Regulus. Small Size; Bill Thin And Slender; Nostrils With An Operculum And Partly Covered By A .single Feather (one Exception Only, Viz. " R. Calendula"); Frequent Trees Searching For Insects ; Cup Nest Suspended Under Branch Of Conifer; Eggs Ochreous White With Very Fine Brown Dots. Regulus Regulus Regulus (l.). ...
Rhamphocorys
Rhamphocorys. Bill Finch-like, Above Much Curved, Cutting Edge Lower Mandible Toothed In Middle ; Hind Claw Slightly Curved. Rhamphocorys Clot-bey (bonaparte). Thick-billed Lark. Above Sandy Grey, A White Spot Under Eye, Ear Coverts And Sides Of Neck Black, With White Spot In Centre ; Secondaries Tipped White (conspicuous In Flight), ...
Rhodopechys
Rhodopechys. Bill Very Strong ; Tail Comparatively Short, Slightly Forked; Inhabits Stony, Rocky Hills ; Nest In Bush Or Tree; Eggs Faint Greenish White, Grey Spotted. Rhodopechys Sanguinea Aliena Whitaker. Above Sandy Brown, Spotted Black On Back ; Centre Of Crown And Nape Black, Hind Neck Ashy, Rump Brown, Quills ...
Rhodostethia
Rhodostethia. Tail Bill Small, Shorter Than Head. Rhoclostethia Rosea (macgillivray). Ross's Gull. J 9 Summer. Above Pale Grey, Tail White ; Head And Under Parts White With Bright Rosy Tinge, Collar And Outer Web Ist Primary Black. Bill Black. Vermilion. Legs And Feet Red. In Winter, There Is No Black ...
Riparia
Riparia. Feet Not Feathered; Tail Slightly Forked Or Almost Square; Nest In Holes In Bank Or Of Mud In Cliffs; Eggs Pure White, Or Spotted With Red. Riparia Riparia Riparia (l.). Sand Martin. Fr. Hirondelle De Rivage ; Ger. Uferschwalbe ; Md. Topino ; &wed. Backsvala. D 9 Above Dark ...
Rissa
Rissa. Hind Toe Rudimentary; Breed In Colonies On Sea Cliffs ; Nest Of Seaweed And Grass ; Eggs 3, Variable, Ground Colour Greenish White, Pale Ochreous Or Light Olivaceous Marked With Dark Brown And Purplish Grey. Rissa Tridactyla Tridactyla (l.). Kittiwake. Fr. Mouette Tridactyle ; Ger. Dreizehenmowe ; Ital. Gabbiano ...
Rostratula
Rostratula. Habits Rail-like ; Bill Decurved At Tip ; Wing Much Rounded; Eye And Ear Normal In Position. 9 Larger And More Richly Coloured Than Rostratula Benghalensis Benghalensis L. Painted Snipe. 9 Throat And Neck Chestnut, White Patch Round And Behind Eye ; Crown Stripe Reddish Buff ; Upper Parts ...
Rynchops
Rynchops. Bill Long, Laterally Compressed, Lower Mandible Longer Than Upper. Rynchops ±lavirostris Vieillot. African Scissor Bill. Summer. Above Dark Brown ; Forehead, Face, Throat And Underparts White ; Under Wing Coverts Brownish Grey ; Tail Forked. Bill, Legs And Feet Orange Red. Wing 335-365. Bill To Tip Of Upper Mandible ...
Scolopax
Scolopax. Bill Long ; Ear Opening Under Anterior Edge Of Orbit ; Legs Feathered To Heel-joint; Nest In Woods In Depression, Eggs 4, Creamy Buff Or Dark Stone, Marked And Blotched With Purplish Grey And Dark Brown ; Nocturnal In Habits; Frequent Damp Wooded Districts. Scolopax Rusticola Rusticola L. Wooncocx. ...
Scotocerca
Scotocerca. Small Pale Brown With Short Rounded Tail Of Io Feathers ; Inhabit Bare Stony Hills, Restless, Gliding From Bush To Bush, Stone To Stone, Or Running Up Boughs Like Creeper, Sit With Tail Vertical, Expanding And Jerking It, Repeatedly Rising From Perch, Poising And Dropping Again. Nest, Globular, In ...
Serinus
Serinus. Bill Swollen, Mandibles Equally Curved To Tip ; Resemble Grosbeaks In Shape. Serinus Canarius Serinus (l.). Serin Finch. Fr. Serin ; Ger. Girlitz ; Hal. Verzellino. D Above, Crown, Back, And Wings Ellowish Green With Dark Brown Streaks, Forehead And Rump Yellow ; Beneath Yellow, Streaked On Flanks, Abdomen ...
Sitta
Sitta. Small Climbing Birds; Sexes Nearly Alike; Food, Insects And Larvae, Corn, Nuts, Fruit ; Nest In Crevices Of Rocks Or Holes In Trees, Entrance Narrowed By Plastered Mud; Eggs Like Those Of "certhia." Sitta Europma Europma L. Nuthatch. Fr. Torchepot ; Ger. Kleiber ; Ilrl. Picchiotto ; Sued. Notocka. ...
Sittidae
Sittidae. Toes Long And Strong With Powerful Claws ; Tarsus Short; Tail Soft, Short ; Bill Straight, Wedge-shaped. ...
Somateria
Somateria. Bill Almost Straight, About As Long As Head, High At Base; Frontal Feathers Terminate In Three Acute Angles, Lateral Angles Reach A Point Nearly In Middle Of Bill ; Tail 54-56 Feathers. Sexes Different; Frequent Sea-coasts. S. Mollissima Farceensis Brehm. Smaller, Especially The Bill, Wing D' 269 (h.). Breeds.—faroe ...
Spatula
Spatula. Bill Longer Than Head, Very Ffat In Front And Much Widened; Lamellae Very Fine. Spatula Clypeata (l.). Shoveler. Fr. Souchet ; Ger. Loffelente ; Rai. Mestolone ; Szueel. Skedand. 6 Head And Neck Green, Back Brown, Wing Coverts Grey Blue, Lower Series With White Tips, Scapulars White, Speculum Green, ...
Spinus
Spinus. Bill Pointed As In "carduelis"; Colours Green And Yellow. Spinus Spinus (l.). Siskin. Fr. Tarin ; Ger. Zeisig ; Lucarino ; Swed. Gronsiska. D Adult. Above Green, Faintly Streaked ; Rump Yellow ; Crown Black (tipped With Grey In Winter) ; Beneath, Chin Black, Eyebrow And Breast Yellow, Abdomen ...
Squatarola
Squatarola. Like " Charadrius " But Has A Small Hind Toe; Nests On Ground In Tundras Of Both Hemispheres ; Eggs 4, About Inter Mediate In Colour Between Those Of Golden Plover And Lapwing. Squatarola Squatarola Squatarola (l.). Grey Plover. Fr. Vanneau Pluvier ; Ger. Kiebitzregenpfeifer ; Ital. I'ivieressa ; ...
Stercorarimie
Stercorarimie. Bill With A Cere ; Sternum With Only One Notch On Each Side; Claws Strong And Sharp. ...
Stercorarius
Stercorarius. Gull-like, But Bill More Hooked Than In "lams"; Claws Strong And Curved ; Middle Tail Feathers Longest ; Summer And Winter Plumages Alike; More Predatory In Habits ; Nest Of Sea Weed Or Grass In Depression In Moss ; Eggs Usually 2, Pale Oliv Aceous Or Olive Brown, Blotched ...
Sterna
Sterna. Terns With Short Legs, Webbed Feet, Long Wings, And Forked Tail; Flight Swallow-like; Usually Met With In Small Parties On Sea-coast, Hovering Or Plunging For Fish Or Picking Small Crustaceans Or Insects From The Surface; Breed Generally In Colonies On Sea-coasts, Islands, Or Inland Lakes; Eggs In Depression Near ...
Streptopelia
Streptopelia. Tail Long, 12 Feathers; Tarsus Completely Bare. Streptopelia Turtur Turtur (l.). Turtle-dove. Fr. Tourterelle ; Gr. Turteltaube ; Ihei. Tortora ; Swed. Turtur-dufva. 9 Crown Grey, Neck Patches Black With Silvery White Tips, Back Brown, Scapulars And Inner Wing Coverts Black With Broad Chestnut Margins, Rump Slaty, Generally With ...
Striges
Striges. Birds Of Prey, Mostly Nocturnal ; Facial Feathering In The Form Of A Disc Surrounded By A Ruff With Or Without Ear Tufts; Feed On Small Mammals, Birds, Insects, Fish, Etc.; Eggs White, Rounded. ...
Strix
Strix. Legs And Toes Feathered; No Ear Tufts ; Ear Openings Large And Asymmetrical (right Larger Than Left), And With A Large Operculum. Strix Nebulosa Lapponica Thunberg. Lapland Owl. Swed. Lappuggla. Above White, Mottled And Freckled With Brown (which Predominates), Scapulars Whiter ; Facial Disc Prominent, Grey Barred Brown, Eye ...
Sturnus
Sturnus. Wings Long And Pointed, Rst Primary Small But Visible; Bill Wide, Flat And Straight ; Gregarious Birds Of Metallic Plumage ; Food, Worms, Insects, Larvie, Etc. ; Nest In Holes In Trees, Walls, Or Cliffs ; Eggs Greenish Blue. Sturnus Vulgaris Vulgaris L. Starling. Fr. Etourneau ; Ger. Star ...
Sula
Sula. Tail 12 Feathers. Sula Bassana Bassana (l.). Gannet. Fr. Fou De Bassan ; Ger. Bass Fulpel ; //a/. Sula ; Swed. Hafsula. White ; Crown And Nape Buff ; Primaries Black ; On Top Of Toes A Row Of Plates, Continued Up Tarsus In Three Rows With Reticulations Between. ...
Sulitle
Sulitle. Bill Straight, Long And Pointed; No Gular Pouch; Oceanic, Feeding On Fish Caught By Plunging; Nesting In Colonies On Cliffs And Islands; Eggs White With Rough Chalky Covering. ...
Surnia
Surnia. Of Hawk-like Habits; Mostly Diurnal ; Tail Long And Graduated; Tarsus And Toes Feathered ; No Ear Tufts; Nest In Holes In Trees. Surnia Ulula Ulula (l.). Hank Owl. Ger. Sperbereule ; Swed. H Okuggl A. J? Above Umber (blackish On Hind Neck), Spotted On Crown, And Irregularly Barred ...
Sylvia
Sylvia. Rictal Bristles Less Developed Than In " Acrocephalus" And " Hypolais" ; Small Insectivorous Birds (mostly Migratory); Nest, A Cup In Bushes, Trees, Or Amongst Plants Near The Ground ; Eggs Spotted. Sylvia Nisoria Nisoria (l1ct'hstcin). Barred Warbler. Fr.• Ilabillarde 6pervii!re ; Ger. Sperhcrgrasmiicke ; Ea/. Bigia Padovana. 8' ...
Syrrhaptes
Syrrhaptes. Tarsus Completely Feathered ; Hind Toe Absent ; Toes Feathered To Claws And United Below In A Pad; Tail Pointed. Syrrhaptes Paradoxus (phllas). Pallas's Sand Grouse. J Above Fawn, Barred Black, On Wing Coverts A Chestnut Bar, Throat And Neck Patches Reddish Ochreous, Chest Buffy Grey, Pectoral Band Dull ...
Tadorna
Tadorna. Bill Concave, Nail Narrow, Sharply Bent Clown And Recurved Over Tip Of Mandible ; Old In Breeding Season With Knob At Base Of Bill ; Horn Knob At Bend Of Wing ; Breed In Burrows. Tadorna Tadorna (l.). Sheldrake. Fr. Canard Tadorne ; Ger. Brandente ; Volpoca ; .swell. ...
Tarsiger
Tarsiger. Sexes Different ; Rictal Bristles Well Developed; Resemble Robins In Habits. Tarsiger Cyanurus (l'allas). D Above Blue, Brighter On Lesser Wing Coverts And Upper Tail Coverts ; Supercilium White ; Flanks Bright Orange ; Abdomen White, Rest Of Underparts Buff. Bill Black. Legs And Feet Dark Brown, Wing 78-so. ...
Telephonus
Telephonus. Straighter Bill Than "lanius"; Long 1st Primary; Tarsus Longer; Tail Graduated; Behind Eye A Small Bare Patch; Swift Runners; Nest Bulky, In Tree Or Bush; Eggs White, Spotted And Splashed With Red Brown And Purplish Grey. Telephonus Senegalus Cucullatus (temminck). ?. Crown And Band From Bill To Ear Coverts ...
Terekia
Terekia. Bill Strongly Recurved And Longer Than Tarsus; Outer And Inner Toes Are United By Membrane At Their Bases To Middle Toe. Terekia Cinerea (glildensvidi). Terek Sandpiper. D 9 Adult, Summer. Above Grey Brown With Dark Streaks And Blotches ; Secondaries Mostly White ; No White On Rump ; Beneath ...
Tetrad
Tetrad. Tail Rather Long, Wedge-shaped, Lateral Feathers Shorter Than Middle, 18 Feathers ; Tarsus Feathered ; Toes Bare; Inhabit Woods ; Eggs Yellowish Brown, Spotted Brown. ...
Tetraogallus
Tetraogallus. Birds Of Capercailzie Size, With A Tarsal Spur In Male ; Frequent Rocky Districts At High Elevations, Chiefly Above Tree Limit ; Nest Of Dried Plants Under Overhanging Rocks ; Eggs Dull Ochreous With An Oily Green Tinge, Spotted And Blotched With Dull Dark Red. Tetraogallus Caucasicus (pallas). Snow ...
Tetrastes
Tetrastes. Crown Feathers Elongated ; Above Eye Bare Spot ; Tarsus Feathered On Upper Part ; Inhabit Wooded Country ; Nest, Depression, Generally Under A Bush ; Eggs Pale Rufous Yellow, Sparingly Spotted Rufous. Tetrastes Bonasia Bonasia (l.). Hazel Hen. Fr. Gelinotte ; Ger. Haselhuhn ; /ha/. Francolino Di Monte ...
Thalassidroma
Thalassidroma. Small ; Plumage Black With White At Base Of Tail ; Nares In A Single Tube And Separated By Membrane; Tarsus Slightly Longer Than Middle Toe And Claw ; Ist Phalanx Of Middle Toe Shorter Than The Two Others Combined. Thalassidroma Pelagica (l.). Stormy Petrel. Fr. Thalassidrome Temp&te ; ...
Threskiornis
Threskiornis. Entire Head And Neck Bare. Threskiornis Mthiopicus Ethiopicus (latham). Sacred 1 Eis. ? Bare Head And Neck Black ; Plumage Snowy White ; Tips Of Primaries, Inner Secondaries And Scapulars Black. Bill Black. Legs And Feet Dark Red. Iris Brown. Wing A ? 360 400. Tarsus 90- Too. Bill ...
Tichodroma
Tichodroma. Habits Of "certhia" But Frequenting Rocks Instead Of Trees ; Tail Soft, Feathers Not Pointed; Bill Longer; Claws Powerful For Rock Climbing; Nest In Rock Crevice ; Eggs White, Finely Freckled With Dark Red At Larger End. Tichodroma Muraria (l.). Wall Creeper. Fr. Grim Percau De Muraille ; Ger. ...
Totaniis
Totaniis. Waders; Outer And Middle Toes United By Web At Base (inner And Middle Also In Redshank); Bill Hard, Long, And Straight (occasionally Slightly Bent Upwards); Wing Long And Pointed; Frequent Sea-coasts On Passage And In Winter; Breed Inland, Nest (with Few Exceptions) On Ground, Usually Near Water ; Eggs ...
Tringa
Tringa. Bill Of Variable Length, With Soft Tip ; Toes Free Without Membrane ; Hind Toe Well Developed. Small 'waders, Inhabit Ing Sea-coast And Damp Localities Inland ; Run Swiftly, Gregarious Except In Breeding Season ; Nest A Lined Depression ; Eggs 4, Pyriform, Greenish Grey Or Buff Or Dull ...
Troglodytes
Troglodytes. Legs And Feet Strong; Sexes Alike; Nest Domed; Eggs White, Red Spotted. Troglodytes Troglodytes Troglodytes (l.). Wren. Fr. Roitelet ; Ger. Zaunkonig ; //a/. Scricciolo ; Sived. Gardsmyg. D Q Above Red Bro Wn, With Narrow Dark Bars On Wings And Tail And Also On Back In Some ; ...
Trumpeter Bullfinch
Trumpeter Bullfinch. Adult, Winter. Greyish Brown, Crown Grey, Rump, Upper Tail Coverts, And Margins Of Wings And Tail Rosy ; Beneath Pale Grey, Rosy Tinged. Bill Brownish Yellow. Legs And Feet Brown. Wing 86-88. Tarsus R8. Bill 9-10 (h.). In Summer Rosy Colour Becomes Brighter. ? Much Less Rosy Beneath. ...
Tubinares
Tubinares. Oceanic Birds With A Superficial Resemblance To Gulls ; Feet Webbed ; Nostrils External And Tubular ; Bill Hooked ; Rarely Go Ashore Except To Breed ; Nest In Burrows, Crevices Of Cliff's, Or Under Stones Or Rocks ; Single Egg, White, Sometimes With Faint Reddish Spots In A ...
Turdus
Turdus. Young Spotted; Fine Songsters; Almost Omnivorous ; Nest, A Cup In Bushes, Trees, Or On Ground ; Eggs Blue Or Blue Green, Nearly Always Spotted Or Blotched With Dark Or Reddish Brown. Turdus Aureus Holandre. White's Thrush. S 9 Above Ochreous Brown, Beneath Paler, Both Above And Below With ...
Turnices
Turnices. Hemipodes; Small Quail-like Birds; No Hind Toe ; Tail Short ; Male Incubates And Attends Young. ...
Turnix
Turnix. Characters As In " Turnices." Turnix Sylvatica Sylvatica (desfontaines). Andalusian Hemipode. Span. 'pori Llo. Y Above Black Barred With Chestnut And With Some White Streaks ; On Crown A Buff Streak ; Wing Coverts Barred Black And Chestnut And Tipped Pale Buff ; Beneath, Breast At Sides Black With ...
Upupa
Upupa. Characters As In " Upupichc." Upupa Epops Epops L. Hoopoe. Fr. Huppe ; Ger. Weidehoff ; Pa/. Bubbola ; Szucd. Harfogel. Vinous Isabelline ; Crest Cinnamon Black Tipped ; Back, Scapulars And Secondaries Black With Broad White Bars ; Primaries And Tail With A Broad White Band. Bill Blackish, ...
Upupie
Upupie. Bill Long, Slender, Slightly Curved ; 3rd And 4th Toes United To First Joint ; 10 Tail Feathers ; Nest In Holes In Walls Or Trees; Eggs Greenish Blue To Greyish Olive. ...
Vanellus
Vanellus. Crested ; Wings Rounded, 1st, Znd, 3rd And 4th Primaries Nearly Equal ; Hind Toe Present. Vaneihis Vanellus (l.). Er. \tonneau ; Ger. Kichitz ; Pavoncella ; Tofspiva. • ? Above Metallic Green With Purple Reflections ; Crown, Crest, Throat And Chest Black ; Upper And Under Tail Coverts ...
Vulture
Vulture. Ger. Aasgeier ; Capovaccajo. D 9 Creamy White, Long Occipital Feathers Darker, Primaries Black. Bill Dusky Black, Yellow At Base. Cere And Bare Part Of Head Yellow. Legs And Feet Dark Flesh. Iris Deep Red. Wing 475-52o. Tarsus 75-85. Bill From Sere 31-35 (h.). Young : Brown, Feathers Broadly ...
Xema
Xema. Tail Forked; Said To Resemble Black-headed Gull In Habits ; Eggs In A Depression In Moss, Dull Brownish Olive Blotched, Chiefly At Larger End, With Distinct Dull Brown. Xema Sabinii (sabine). Sabine's Gull. J 9 Head, Nape And Upper Throat Dark Slate Separated By A Narrow Black Collar From ...