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dull white, with a patch of light brown across the upper part 

 of the breast, and a few dark brown streaks or spots upon 

 that and the chin, with a clear white space between ; the 

 sides and flanks tinged with yellowish brown ; legs, toes, and 

 claws, black. 



Males and females are alike in plumage. 



The whole length of the bird is five inches and five-eighths. 

 From the carpal joint to She end of the longest quill-feather, 

 three inches and three-eighths : the first feather of the wing- 

 very short, only about one-third of the length of the second ; 

 the second very little shorter than the fourth ; the third fea- 

 ther the longest of the whole. 



The young, when ready to leave the nest, are truly Spotted 

 Flycatchers, each brown feather having a bufF-coloured tip, 

 the ends of the great wing-coverts forming a pale wood-brown 

 bar across the wing ; under surface white. After their first 

 moult, they may be distinguished from older birds by the 

 broader bufF-coloured outer margins of the tcrtials. 



