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ANNALS OF BIRD LIFE. 



SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



Barred Warbler (continued} 



Orphean Warbler . 

 Golden Oriole 



Woodchat Shrike 



White Wagtail 

 Blue-headed Wagtail 



Alpine Swift . 

 Isabelline Nightjar . 



Red-necked Nightjar 



dark brown, as are also the lower 

 back, rump, and upper tail coverts. 

 Birds of year have under surface 

 barred only on under tail coverts. 

 Length 6^ inches. 



Similar to Blackcap, but outer web 

 of outermost tail feather on each 

 side white. Length 6^ inches. 



Body yellow generally; wings black, 

 tail black and yellow. Female 

 and young much less brilliant. 

 Length 9 inches. 



Forehead black ; crown, nape, and 

 upper part of back chestnut; 

 lower back black, rump white ; 

 white alar bar. Female duller : 

 young brown above, buff below, 

 mottled and barred with rufous 

 brown and dark brown. Length 

 7^ inches. 



Similar to Pied Wagtail, but back 

 gray. Length 7^ inches. 



Body yellow generally, lightest 

 below ; throat and eye - stripe 

 white ; ear coverts gray. Female 

 duller. Length 6*/ inches. 



Blackish brown above ; under parts 

 white, except brown chest band. 

 Length 8^ inches. 



General colour mottled buff and 

 gray ; bases and outer part of 

 inner webs of wing feathers white; 

 white spots on wings and tail 

 absent. Length 10^ inches. 



Similar to Common Nightjar, but 

 larger; nape rufous. Length 



