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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



throat, and upper part of the breast and sides are tinged 

 with reddish-brown ; the remainder yellowish-white. The 

 wings are broad and rather pointed, primaries, secondaries, 

 and tertiaries are light dusky brown, margined with 

 olive ; greater and lesser under wing-covei*ts of a fine buff 

 yellow ; tail is straight and dusky brown ; under tail- 

 coverts are pale greyish-brown with white margins; toes 

 and claws greyish-brown. The female is very much like 

 the male in plumage and size, but is lighter on the upper 

 parts, while the lower parts are more uniformly greyish- 

 brown. 



The young birds generally resemble their parents, but 

 the space about the eye is greyish-white, the breast has 

 more of a yellow tinge, and the back is of a riches 

 yellowish-brown^^ 



