THE BIRD-LIFE OF LONDON 



shading into olive on the breast, streaked on the cheeks, 

 breast and flanks with reddish brown, the latter suffused 

 with chestnut-brown. Bill brown, paler below; tarsi 

 and toes pale brown ; irides brown. Length 7 inches. 

 The female is duller in colour than the male, has little or 

 no trace of yellow on the head, and the under parts are 

 more streaked. The nestling closely resembles the female 

 in general coloration. 



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