8 FAMILIAR JIJLI) BIRDS. 



thinly scattered about the throat, and larger and more 

 numerous on the breast; there are no marks on the belly; 

 the legs, toes, and elaws are brown, and the hind claw is 

 long and curved. 



There is not much difl'erence in the appearance of the 

 sexes ; in the female the breast is said to be not so yellow, 

 and the dark markings are larger than in the male, 

 but it is very difficult to distinguish one from the other. 



The WoyiJJ'^i'l^ ^s found in Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset- 

 shire, Somersetshire, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, 

 Lancashire, and Yorkshire. In the extreme west and 

 north of England it is but seldom seen. It is a constant 

 resident in many of the southern European countries, and 

 in the summer is said to visit Denmark, Russia, and 

 SwedeiyX 



