THE CHIFFCHAFF 



its precise whereabouts. The cock not unfrequently in- 

 dicates the general locality by his persistent monotonous 

 song in the branches near by. 



The adult ChifrchafF has the general colour of the 

 upper parts brownish olive-green, brightest on the rump ; 

 the greyish white eye-stripe is not very prominent ; 

 the wings and tail are brown, the outer margins of the 

 feathers olive-green, the inner margins of the tail-feathers 

 greyish. The under parts are yellowish white, merging 

 into grey on the breast and flanks. Bill dark brown, paler 

 below ; tarsi and toes dark brown, nearly black ; irides 

 brown. Length about 4^- inches. The nestling resembles 

 the parent, but is yellow on the under parts. 



