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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 





Re ED- Warbler. — Upper part.s greenish grey, tinged with 

 olive ; ej^ebrows long and yellow ; under parts j^ellowish 

 white. Length, 5 inches ; tail, 2 : wings, 6. Migratory. 



Hedge - Sparrow, also 

 called DuNXOCK. — A resident 

 species. Upper parts greyish 

 brown, spotted with greyish 

 black marks ; under parts 

 slate grey, with some reddish 

 spots on side ; inside of 

 bill pink. Female gre3'^er. 

 Length, oh inches ; tail, 2] ; 

 open wings, 8j. 



Wheatear. — Migratory. 



Forehead light grey ; neck 



and back brownish grey : 



ruinp and tail coverts white ; 



tail grey black, witli white 



bush to all but middle pair; 



chin white ; neck and breast 



rusty red; wings dark greyish 



brown ; large wing coverts 



edged with yellow; belly and vent white. Female duller 



in appearance. Length, 0^ inches; tail, IJ; open wings, 



from tip to tip, 12^. 



Whixchat. — Summer visitor like the last. Upper sur- 

 face brownish grey, with large black spots ; white patch on 

 wing coverts, and long white line over eyes ; chin, throat, 

 and breast ruddy buff, fading into yellowish grey on 

 hinder parts ; tail white, with black lower third ; bill dark 

 slate ; legs and feet same, but darker shade. Length, o 

 inches ; tail, Ij ; wings open, 91. Female like male, but 

 paler. Young much speckled with grey and white. 



Redstart. — Summer visitor. One of our handsomest 



Fig. 



■Tht licdstart. 



