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FAMILIAR WILL HIliDS. 



the under surface of the end of the tail is greyish-black ; 

 legs, toes, and claws black. In the female the white on 

 the wing and over the eye is less conspicuous, and on 

 the under parts the markings are not so distinct as in 

 the male. 



The young birds, until after the first moult, have the 

 head, breast, and all the upper part speckled, and after the 

 autumn moult the males and young birds resemble the 

 females, but the sex can be distinguished by the bars on 

 the wings being larger in the males. 



The Whinchat is known in Sussex by the name of 

 Barley-ear and Barley-bird, no doubt on account of its 

 habit of getting on the sheaves of corn when they are 

 stacked up^X 



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