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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



IRobin. 



The Robin {Erithacus tiibecula^ Linnaeus) is a well-known 

 resident species in the British Islands. It is also a resident 

 species in the temperate parts of Europe and Northern 

 Africa. The adult male has the head and upper parts of 

 body olive-brown ; forehead, throat, and upper portion of 

 breast, rich orange-chestnut; sides of neck, pale bluish-grey; 

 centre of belly, white ; flanks and under tail-coverts, buffish- 

 brown; irides, black; bill, black; legs and feet, pale brown. 

 Length, about five inches. The female closely resembles 

 the male. The young in first plumage have the upper and 

 under parts yellowish-brown, with dark tips to the feathers. 



