wing coverts, (lark grey, paler in winter; of the primaries the first is
leaden grey on the outer web and on the inner portion of the inner
web, the remainder of the latter white; the others paler grey; secondaries,
grey also, but paler; greater and lesser under wing coverts, white.
Tail, dark grey, lighter in winter; upper tail coverts, dark grey, paler
in winter; under tail coverts, white. Legs and t e e s , red; webs, red,
and deeply indented.
In the young bird of the year, the bill is red at the base, the
remainder brown. Head on the crown, neck on the back, and nape,
varied with brown and greyish black; back, brown, the feathers edged
and tipped with dull yellowish red; secondaries, brown. Tail, blackish
grey, tipped with white. Legs and toes, doll yellowish red; webs,
dull yellowish red.
