Bird identification, just like certain modern technologies, has developed immensely in the last decade, and keeping up with either can often be a real struggle. Thankfully, thoughts of having to use new `fieldcraft' techniques such as scanning or resizing images are not necessary with photo number 192 (reproduced here as plate 27). The large image clearly shows a relatively uniform, unstreaked pass

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