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FRUTICICOLA RUBETRA. 



Young. — The young when fledged have the bill and feet 

 greyish-brown, the upj^er parts dusky, gradually passing into 

 light yellowish-red behind, each feather with a terminal ob- 

 long narrow brownish-yellow spot ; the w^ing and tail-feathers 

 brownish-black, broadly edged with brownish-red ; the tips of 

 some of the smaller wing-coverts whitish, the lower parts light 

 yellowish-brown, passing into brownish-white on the abdomen ; 

 the feathers on the fore-neck margined with dusky ; the basal 

 half of the tail-feathers, excepting the two middle, white. 



Progress toward Maturity. — The young of the first brood 

 moult before the species takes its departure, and are then simi- 

 lar to the old birds. 



Remarks. — This species is easily distinguished from the next, 

 by the two bands on each side of the head, the one white and 

 the other dusky ; as well as by the difference in the propor- 

 tional length of the outer primaries, as represented by the ac- 

 companying figures. 



