THE BIRD-LIFE OF LONDON 
shading into olive on the breast, streaked on the cheeks, 
breast and flanks with reddish brown, the latter suffused 
with chestnut-brown. Bill brown, paler below; tarsi 
and toes pale brown; irides brown. Length 7 inches. 
‘The female is duller in colour than the male, has little or 
no trace of yellow on the head, and the under parts are 
more streaked. ‘The nestling closely resembles the female 
in general coloration. 
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