YELLOW WAGTAIL. 179 



and half of the inner web, with a streak of black on the 

 inner web; tail coverts, yellowish green. Legs, toes, and claws, 

 black, very slender, the hinder one long, and nearly straight. 

 In the female the length is six inches and three quarters; 

 bill, brownish black; iris, dark brown; the line over it is 

 yellowish white. Head on the crown, light greyish brown, 

 tinged mth green. The breast is paler than in the male; 

 back, darker brown than in the male, below greenish, as in 

 the male. The \\dngs expand to the width of ten inches; 

 toes, brownish black. 



