510 BRITISH BIRDS. 
parts dark rufous-brown, darkest on the head and nape, brighter on the 
wings and tail, and barred from below the neck (including the wings and 
tail) with dark brown. The upper tail-coverts have a few half-concealed 
spots of white; and the greater and lesser coverts have a small white spot 
at the tip, which form a double wing-bar ; the primaries are also barred 
with whitish ; above the eye is a buffish-white streak. The underparts 
are greyish brown, becoming rufous on the flanks, belly, and under tail- 
coverts, which are barred with dusky brown. Bill dark brown above, 
paler below; legs, feet, and claws light brown; irides dark brown. The 
female is smaller than the male, and not quite so rich in colour. Young 
birds resemble their parents ; but the bars on the wings, tail, and belly 
are not so distinct, and the underparts are a little more rufous. 
WREN’S NEST. 
