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Identifier: birdsofbritain00bonh (find matches)
Title: Birds of Britain
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1875-1922 Dresser, Henry Eeles, 1838-1915
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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throughout the year. The hind claw in this species is straight and longerthan the toe. Length 6*25 in.; wing 3-6 in. THE SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnseus) Like the preceding species, the true home of this bird isalso in the Far North ; it has, however, a much wider breedingrange, and a few pairs nest annually on the mountains ofScotland and in the Shetlands. The nest is placed on the ground, hidden in a cleft ofthe rock or among loose boulders, and, as is characteristicof nests in holes, is very loose in construction. It is madeof moss and dry grass, and is warmly lined with feathers.About six eggs, of a very pale blue spotted and zonedround the larger end with purplish red, form the clutch. Unlike the Lapland Bunting, which is found in the saltmarshes or on the tundras of the North, this species showsa predilection for the rocky coasts or hills covered with 150 SNOW BUNTING Plectruphanes fiivalis (right! LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapponiaczcs(left) Both in winter plumage
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The Snow Buntin g loose boulders and is seldom found in the localities frequentedby the former bird. In winter it is a regular migrant toour east coast, and also visits the west, but more sparingly. In cold winters it becomes much more abundant,returning northwards, however, on the first approach ofmilder weather. In summer the adult male has the back, inner secondaries,two-thirds of each of the primaries, and the six central tailfeathers black, the rest of the plumage being white; thefemale resembles her mate but is rather smaller, the headand neck are streaked with greyish white, and there is lesswhite on the wing. In winter both sexes have broad tawny margins to thefeathers of the back, while the head, breast, and flanks arelargely suffused with the same colour. The young bird isgreyish brown, spotted both above and below with a darkertint of the same colour. Length 6*55 in.; wing 4*4 in. THE STARLING Sturnus vulgaris, Linnaeus Except that it commits depredations in the cherryorcha

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