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dusky brown ; the breast and part of the belly deep 

 ferruginous ; the middle of the belly is white ; the 

 tail is long and dusky ; the exterior web of the outer 

 feather is white ; the legs are yellow. 



Var. throat speckled with white. 



The young and the female are more rufous. 



Rare, found in Cornwall. See Lin. Trans, vol. ? 

 280. w/. 9. 191. 



15. TROCHILUS. YELLOW WREN. 



S. cinereo-virens, alls subtus retricibusque jlavescen- 

 tibus, superciliis luteis. Shaw. 



The bill is brown, with yellow edges; irides hazel; 

 the upper parts are yellow, inclining to olive green ; 

 the under parts are pale yellow ; the quills are dusky 

 brown, edged with yellow; the tail is the same; 

 over the eye is a faint yellow stroke ; the legs are 

 light brown. 



The yellow wren appears in April, and departs in 

 autumn. 



The nest is composed of moss and dried grass, 

 lined with feathers. 



The female lays 6 or 7 white eggs, spotted with 

 rust colour. 



It is distinguished from the lesser petty-chaps by 

 its size, 5 inches and a quarter; and by the colour 

 of its legs. 



