— 
= Er aa 
NUTHATCH. 529 
, ™, <a 
centres of the unde? tail-coverts are buffish white; the rest of the under- 
parts are buff, shading into rich chestnut on the flanks and the margins of 
the under tail-coverts. Bill lead-colour, paler on the lower mandible ; 
legs, feet, and claws pale chestnut-brown ; irides hazel. The female very 
closely resembles the male in colour; but the chestnut on the flanks is 
not so pronounced. In young birds the chestnut on the flanks is almost 
obsolete; the plumage generally duller, and the bill much paler. 
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