94 Bonk Notices and Rcvicivs. 



lirii^lit \cll')\\ : tail as in male but browner, stroni^iy tiiii^'ed 

 yellow and with snialler yellow ti])s; primaries and secondaries 

 brown, edited and tii)])ed witli greyish-white, and inner second- 

 aries tinj^ed .L';reen ; primary coverts black-brown, tipped pale 

 yellow : iL^reater and medium coverts brown, tins^ed g'reen ; lesser 

 rather darker brown and more distinctly tipped S'l'een. N.B. — 

 ( )ccasi()nally females are }-ellow on under parts, lii^'htly streaked 

 brownish-.^reen. .and with crown and nun]) bright s^reenish- 

 yellow. 



Ncstliiii:;. — (not examined). 



Jiii'oiilc. — .Much as adult fen.ale but feathers of crown 

 mantle. Ijack, and winiJ-coverts with pale yellow tips, under- 

 parts with browner and less distinct streaks, under tail-coverts 

 paler yellow. 



J'irsf W'bitcv and SiiDiuicr. Male. — Upper parts as in 

 adult female btit rather more yellow ; throat ashy-grey, tinged 

 yellow; upper-breast yellowish-green, faintly streaked brown; 

 lower-breast, belly, and flanks yellow, faintly streaked on 

 flanks and sides brown; tail l)rowner-l)lack than in adult male 

 and with rather smaller yellow tii)s; wings more like adult 

 female but rather darker and with less green tinge, and wing- 

 coverts with pale tips. The juvenile body-|)lumage is moulted 

 in autumn but a])parently not wing- and tail-feathers and 

 wing-coverts. N.B. — vSome males like adults but more greenish 

 on upper-parts and with light greenish streaks on under-parts 

 and less glossy black wings and tail may be second-winter birds 

 They are like the \ery bright females noted above. 



First li'iiitcr and Suiuiucr. Female. — Like adult female 

 but ui)per-parts more olive — less golden-green; ear-coverts 

 brownish: breast and belly less yellowish and more stronglv 

 streaked black-i)rown ; wing-coverts distinctly tipped greenish- 

 yellow. 



M casiircniciits and structure. — c? wing 150-161 m.m.. tail 

 77-85, tarsus 21-24. '^il^ fi'om feathers 22-26 (12 measured). 9 

 wing 146-157. Primaries: ist al)out double primarv-coverts 

 and about half (or less), 2nd, 3rd longest, 2nd 8-12 m.m. shorter. 

 4th 1-6 shorter, 5th 14-23 shorter; 3rd and 4th clearly emargin-. 

 ated outer webs. Longest secondary equals loth primary. Tail 



