BIRDS OF THE BRITISH E:*iriRE. 



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colour. Length, 5 J inches ; tail, 2| ; opeu wings, from tip 

 to tip, 8|, 



Lesser Whitethroat. — General colour grey, darker on 

 upper surface than on lower ; throat pale grey ; belly 

 nearly white : not much brown on wings. Length, 5 

 inches ; tail, 2} ; open wings, 8. 



Blackcap. — Head of male jet black ; of female brown. 

 Upper surface dark ash, with a tinge of olive ; under 



surface grey, fading to white 

 at hinder parts. Length, 5|- 

 inches ; tail, 2i ; open wings, 9}. 

 Wood-Wakbler. — Upper sur- 

 face light olive green, tending 

 to yellow on upper tail coverts ; 

 wing and tail feathers edged 

 with yellowish green : under 

 parts almost white. Female 

 closely resembles male. Length, 

 5]- inches ; tail, 2 : open wings, 

 8;. 



Willow - Warbler. — Upper 

 parts greenish yellowish brown ; 

 under parts white tinged with 

 yellow. Sexes alike. Length, 

 5 inches ; tail, 2 ; wings, 8. 

 Chiffchaff. — Upper parts 

 greyish olive ; under, white with a tinge of j-ellow ; white 

 line above, and dark line behind eye ; wing feathers edged 

 with light brown. Length, 4i inches ; tail, l^- ; wings, C. 



Rufous Chiffchaff. — Unlike the eight preceding 

 species, which are migratory, the Dartford Wari?ler 

 remains in this country all the year round. Upper parts 

 ashen grej'', laced with dark edging on head ; tail very 

 dark grey ; chin white, each feather edged with black ; 



