23 FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



expanded mark behind; above this mark is a band of 

 white from the forehead; there are a few bristles at the 

 base of the bill ; head, crown, and back of neck bluish- 

 grey, the feathers tipped with pale brown ; chin and throat 

 dull white ; breast a pale, yellowish cream-colour, becoming 

 a dull yellowish-white lower down ; back grey, slightly 

 tinged with palish brown ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 white, very conspicuous in flight; wings dark brown; the 

 tail is white, or nearly so, for two-thirds of its length, the 

 remainder black ; the feathers are broad and well rounded 

 at the ends ; under tail-coverts w r hite ; legs rather long, 

 thin and black ; toes and claws black. The female has a 

 general resemblance to the male, but the colours are more 

 of a uniform light tawny-brown. 



