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124 young ♂ Pheasant resembles ♀ Mr Blyth says probable.

158 Black cock no spurs fight polygamous spread tail - stiffened wings rustling on ground.

173 Red Grouse ♀ less vivid

p. 174 in summer both sexes rather lighter, & in ♂ head & neck more barred.

184 young birds somewhat similar to adult female.

187 White Ptarmigan sexes alike in pairing season summer & nearly in winter.

221 Partridge ♀ less red on breast.

348 common sparrow builds in holes - or great nest in wd [illeg] ♀ in tree.

352 tree sparrow ♀ like male; builds in holes in tree

Continually less bright colour though nearly similar as in green-finch

370 as in every instance in which the young birds are said to, resemble ♀, the young of greenfinch can easily be distinguished

379 Twits, Linonia flavirostra ♂gets red rump only in summer & ♀ does not get it (so with other Redpoles & Linnets)

394 Gold-finch ♀ Crimson about head less extensive streaks & white wing-spots tinged with brown; lower surface less pure white - black parts less deep (all colours less pure or intense)

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p. 428 CrossBill ♂& ♀ differ in colour - young wonderfully like Corn Bunting - dull-greenish-grey strongly marked with oblong blackish-brown spots.

p 440 Emberiza miliaria corn Bunting ♀ identical with ♂.

460 Emb. nivalis ♂ & ♀ nearly similar in winter - more different in summer - males very variable in colour.

Rook & Jackdaws sexes identical - magpies & Chough-Hooded crow not quite.

578 Jay ♀ differs very little from ♂= colour a little less intense.

N (Starling nests in Holes ♀ much less brilliant)

N 613 Pastor roseus. ♀ colours much duller nests in Holes. Blyth says rare

N Vol. 2.

52 Cinchus ♀ differs very little - Nest domed

83 Blackbird - colour of Beak

92 a Thrush fell in love with Blackbird & paired many cases of Hybrids.

100 Turdus torquatus ♀ similar to male but of a duller tint

117 Turdus viscicorum ♀ many a very little paler

130 as young Thrush - Redwing do.

166 Alauda arvensis sexes about identical.

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so with other larks & Anthus

217 Budytes Rayi yellow wagtail nest on ground - ♀ similar but paler. - N

221. Motacilla alba in summer ♂ with head much blacker.

p 231. nest not domed on ground or in Hole. N

251. Accentor modularis sexes undistinguishable.

267. Robin nest on ground - (well hidden) N

p. 270 young very different.

273 [Whinchat] nest well concealed ♀ not so bright N

279 Stonechat ♀ considerably less conspicuous do N

289 Wheatear, not so conspicuous but many white nests in holes in walls N

305 Redstart ♀ much duller - nest holes. N

311. Black Crested Redstart - sexes not very different above nests in Holes. N

323 Nightingale sexes alike; young like

(p 329) garden [illeg]

339. Black-cap - differ only in Head. (How often Head Black, Buntings.)

345 Greater Petty [illeg] sexes alike

364 Yellow Wood-wren, sexes alike - nest wonderfully hidden in banks N

371 willow wood wren ♀ slightly duller - domed N

379 Chiff-chaff sexes alike - domed N

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408 Golden crested wren - differs only in crest being yellow apparently domed? N

433 Parus cæruleus ♀ "much less brightly coloured." Holes N

454 Long-tailed Tit, nearly similar nest domed. N

 

Vol. 3.

15. Troglodytes - rather less bright than ♂ domed. N

38 Certhia familiaris, sexes alike in Holes N

42 Hoopoe crest shorter - nest in Holes N

48 Sitta sexes alike Holes (Not so conspicuous as gold-finch) N

100 [Guryx] - sexes nearly alike - Hole N

518 Muscicapa sexes alike Hole N

524 Muscicapa matuosa ♂ black above ♀ greyish-brown above Hole N

This rather striking sexes alike & unlike & nesting similar.

540 Rollers sexes alike Holes in trees N

558 Swallow sexes differ little, red of forehead & throat lighter - open nest under cover

579 Martin, nest partly protected - & sand do & Swift - all like in sexes. N

682 King-fish. sexes almost alike young N

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687 Bee-Eater. ♀ tints not so rich. I fancy young rather bright but a good deal different. N

Vol. 4. 89 Grey Plover Pluvialis ♀ in winter like ♂- in summer ♀ colours lighter than ♂. young very like white plumage

this seems very common case with allied Birds. Squatirola Helvetica

94 Golden Plover - in winter ♀ & ♂ identical in summer ♀ differs in having less black on the lower parts

103 young scarcely different from adults. Young not scarcely different from in winter dress. - (see Jerdon)

118 Chandrina hiaticula in winter ♀ differs slightly from ♀ - in summer ♀ also slightly differs

127 Kentish Plover ♀ differs chiefly in dark parts being tinged with brown - young differ from adult in being destitute of black patch on Head.

136 Lapwing both sexes seem to get brilliant in summer (In members of Grallatores tints of ♀ not so intense.)

172 account of Ruff - ♀ in winter a little paler than ♂ -In summer colour of legs & bill change in ♂, infinite variations. Tubercles & Ruff.

180 the ruff-feathers last only from May to end of June X Description battle - the ruff is a shield.

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229 Fringa minuta - the sexes alike, both summer & winter, when plumage different

271. Black-tailed Godwits similar case. (Fringas & Curlews sexes almost always alike)

284 Phaleropus lobatus or fulicinius ♂ in winter with black pale blue; in summer dark brown with lower parts reddish. In winter ♀ like ♂ - in summer ♀ resembles male, but has lower parts tinged with grey & of a paler red. - Difference very slight.

330 Totanus furcus changes by season, but sexes alike during both seasons. -Tot. calidris (do.)

382 all snipes sexes similar - woodcock many alike

335 Bitterns, Herons sexes alike, both senchal feathers, or runts

p. 444 rather shorter in ♀ - Egrets sexes alike.

481. Ciconia alba described, sexes alike plumage white, larger coverts, alike, & scapular blue

485 C. nigra, brownish-black glazed with purple & green, breast & abdomen white.

500 Spoon-bill & Ibis sexes alike

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p. 522 Rallus aquaticus, ♀ similar but tints paler.

527 Crax pratensis sexes alike 2 other species do; but in Crax purilla

(541) ♀ differs much from ♂

550 Gallinula chloropa ♀ differs inconsiderably.

562 Fulica sexes similar

(314. ♀ larger in Totanus ochropus & several species (in glottis Himantopus ♀ smaller)

♀ Solipes larger: Limosa larger: Mercurius do

In nearly all ♀ Fringas larger. Hæmotopus larger)

In several genera of Geese ♀ smaller, but closely like ♂; but (p. 641) in Chenalopex ægyptiacus less richly coloured. Latter genus has bare knob on wing where Platt: has spur & where Jacanus have spur

Platella has odd trachea

p. 576 Tracheae differ in sexes.

580 not in true Geese

Swan sexes all alike.

Curious contrast between Geese & Swans & Ducks.

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p. 23 Shieldrake ♀ similar, though less bright-coloured.

32. Anas boschas.

p. 34. Waterton's description by 6th of July brilliant plumage lost by Oct 10th resumed his brilliancy - is dark for a very short period - comes near to male perennially brilliant.

42. Anas glocitans sexes considerably different.

51. Teal do - so in other ducks in ♀s scapular, secondaries & tail-feathers less elongated. Pintail-teal very different from ♂.

(p. 71 on short moult like common duck

p. 73 shovel Bill sexes very different

82. wigeons do.

(It does not appear that Tracheae differs in sexes.)

112. Fuliginia ♂ black - ♀ brown for black young resemble females.

p. 128 Oidemia like Fuliginia - in colour of sexes

129X ♀ [illeg] ducks have not enlargement at base of bill

139 do - colours same in summer as in ♂, but faded

173 ♂ Harlequin Gannet plumage not complete til 4th year. Ceriornis in Jerdon from* Class IV. Apparently all ducks differ sexually.

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199. Tracheæ differ in males & ♀ differ in shape of.

213 male quite a rough grunting cry

211. Merganser differ sexually (several species)

214. great anomaly ♀ & young male have larger crest than adult ♂ - Change of fashion

253 Podiceps cristatus, ♀ similar, but ruff & crest smaller

Colymbus Auks & Puffins Cormorants, Gannets, Petrels} sexes alike

Lestris Gull – & Larus Sterna}

509 Larus ebuncus, young mottled with lumps blue

525 adults plumage white

585. Gavia Laughing Gulls, both sexes change in summer & yet more intense & pink beneath.

Vol 4 p. 371 Snipes winter & summer plumage identical.