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isli-Lrown, the tertials edged with whitish-grey; tail-quills 

 Ijlackish-hrown, except the outer feather on each side, which 

 is whitish-grey and is nearly as long as the rest; chin, throat, 

 hreast and helly, nearly pure Avhite, the last tinged with red 

 as far as the vent ; sides and flanks tinged with grey ; wings 

 and tail beneath, grey : legs, toes and claws, lead colour. 



The whole length is five inches and a quarter. From the 

 carpal joint to the tip of the wing, two inches and five- 

 eighths ; the second and fifth primaries nearly equal, hut 

 shorter than the fourth : the outer web of the fourth and fifth 

 suddenly becomes narrow near the tip. The tail is nearly 

 even. 



The female is not quite so large as the male ; the head 

 and neck are tinged with brown, the ear-coverts are not so 

 dark, and the white of the lower parts is clouded with grey. 



The young resemble the female, and have the irides red- 

 dish-hazel. 



Professor Sundevall states that both this and the preceding- 

 species have a double moult. What may be the case with tlie 

 others of the genus we have still to learn. 



The vignette represents the Lesser Whitethroat's nest. 



