500 BRITISH BIRDS. 
The Hedge-Sparrow is a migratory bird in the northern portions of its 
range; and many of these little wanderers not only pass Heligoland, but 
reach this country. My friend Mr. Cordeaux writes to me that the bird 
is a regular immigrant to N.E. Lincolnshire. 
The Hedge-Sparrow has the head, nape, and ear-coverts slate-grey 
streaked with brown; the remainder of the upper parts is reddish brown 
streaked with dark brown; the upper tail-coverts are unstreaked olive- 
brown ; the wings are dark brown, margined and tipped with reddish brown ; 
the tail is also dark brown, most of the feathers edged with light brown ; 
the chin and throat are slate-grey, gradually shading into buffish white on 
the lower breast and belly; the flanks are pale brown streaked with dark 
brown. Bill dark brown, paler on the lower mandible ; legs, feet, and claws 
light brown; irides hazel. The female only differs from the male in the 
colour of her plumage in having the head and flanks a little more spotted. 
Young birds have no slate-grey on the head or underparts, and are much 
more spotted than adults. 
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