456 BRITISH BIRDS. 
the rest of the plumage is pale slate-grey, finely vermiculated with black 
and transversely barred with buff and chestnut, palest on the flanks, darker 
on the back, rump, and upper tail-coverts and two centre tail-feathers, and 
darkest of all on the scapulars and wing-coverts. Wherever these buff and 
chestnut bars occur the feathers have also buff shaft-lmes. The ground- 
colour of the belly is very pale, and is marked with two large chocolate 
marks, which are confluent on the upper half. Bill pale slate-grey ; legs, 
feet, and claws dull slate-grey ; irides hazel. Behind the eye is a bare 
scarlet patch. The female very closely resembles the male in colour, but 
is somewhat duller, and has only traces of the dark patches on the belly. 
Males of the year resemble females. Young in first plumage have no 
chestnut on the head and neck, the general colour of the plumage is buffish 
brown instead of pale slate-grey, and the chocolate patches on the belly are 
entirely absent, as are also the transverse chestnut bars on both the upper 
and under parts. 
