BRITISH BIRDS. 



22. 



under coverts of the tail, the same, but of a paler 

 or more dingy cast; the feathers on the back, 

 scapulars, and greater and lesser coverts are very 

 dark brown in the middle, but the rest of the webs 

 are much lighter and of a rusty brown ; the lower 

 part of the back and upper coverts of the tail are 

 also of the latter colour; the quills and tail feathers 

 are deepish brown; the former edged with light 

 brown: middle tail feathers the same; the rest 

 plain, and the outer feathers are somewhat longer 

 than the middle ones. The legs reddish yellow. 



