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and scapulars with dark brown ; the wings are 

 brown, the quills margined with yellow, and the 

 innermost secondaries and wing-coverts have broad 

 chestnut margins, and the latter with tips of the 

 same colour ; the tail is dark brown, the two 

 centre feathers with reddish-brown margins, and the 

 remainder with narrow yellow margins, the two 

 outermost feathers with an oblong patch of white 

 on the inner web. The general colour of the 

 under parts is yellow, shading into olive on the 

 breast, and streaked with rich chestnut on the 

 breast and flanks. The female has much less yellow 

 in the plumage than the male ; the under parts are 

 more thickly streaked, and the colour generally is 

 dingier. The nestling plumage closely resembles 

 that of the female. The total length of the Yellow 

 Bunting is about six and a half inches. 



