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lighter; greater and lesser under wing coverts, pale yellow. 

 The tail, which is rather long, is blackish grey, the feathers 

 bordered with olive green; the side feathers have whitish 

 edges, and are a little longer than the middle ones, beneath 

 it is grey; upper tail coverts, brownish olive; under tail 

 coverts, pale dull brownish white, tinged with yellow. Legs 

 and toes, dark brown, the soles of the latter yellowish; claws, 

 lighter. 



The female cannot be distinguished in appearance from the 

 male. 



The young, in their nestling plumage, are greenish brown 

 above, and dull yellowish white on the breast, and nearly 

 resemble the adult, but the yellow and green tints are 

 somewhat brighter, the bill, legs, and toes paler in colour. 



VOL. IV. 



