54 OUR FAVOURITE SONG BIRDS 



species begins at the latter end of August and lasts 

 through September into October, whilst stragglers 

 have been met with as late as November. 



The Willow Warbler has the general colour of 

 the upper parts olive-green ; there is an ill-defined 

 pale yellow eye-stripe ; the wings and tail are brown. 

 The general colour of the under parts is yellowish- 

 white, shading into buff on the breast and flanks. 

 The axillaries, under wing-coverts and thighs are 

 yellow. The newly moulted dress is much more 

 yellow in tinge. The female resembles the male 

 in colour, and the total length of the bird is five 

 inches. 



The Wood Warbler [Pkylloscopits sibilatrix) and 

 the Chiffchaff {Phy Hose opus colly bit a or rufa) are 

 both well-known summer visitors to our islands, but 

 as their vocal powers are limited it has not been 

 deemed necessary to treat them in a detailed manner 

 in the present volume. 



