64 FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



in the summer ; the under wing-coverts are a pale 

 yellow. 



The tail is rather long, the feathers are blackish-grey, 

 bordered with olive-green, the side feathers have whitish 

 edges, and are a little longer than those in the middle ; 

 beneath it is grey, and the under coverts are pale dull- 

 brown, tinged with yellow. Legs and toes are dark 

 blackish-brown, soles light-yellowish, and claws a little 

 lighter. 



The female resembles the male so closely as to be 

 almost, if not quite, undistinguishable from it. 



The young are greenish-brown above, and a dull 

 yellowish- white on the breast ; the green and yellow tints 

 are somewhat brighter than in the adult birds, and the 

 bill, legs, and toes are paler in colour. 



