154 BRITISH BIRDS. 



Coloration of Mouth. Inside, lemon-yellow ; no spots. 

 N.B. — When the nestling is about four days old the mouth 

 becomes deep carmine. 



RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio, L. 

 Down. Absent. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, lemon-yellow ; no spots. 



SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa grisola, L. 

 Down. Colour. — Dark grey. 



Distribution. — Inner and outer supra-orbital, occipital, 

 humeral, spinal and femoral. 



LINNET Linota cannabina (L.). 

 Down. Colour. — Grey. 



Distribution. — Inner supra-orbital, occipital, humeral, 



spinal, ulnar, femoral, ventral and crural. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, deep orange ; no spots. 



YELLOW BUNTING Emberiza citrinella, L. 

 Down. Colour. — -Grey. 



Distribution. — Inner supra-orbital, occipital, humeral, 



spinal, ulnar, femoral, ventral and crural. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, lemon-yellow ; no spots. 



REED-BUNTING Emberiza shoeniclus, L. 

 Down. Colour.— Dusky black. 



Distribution. — Inner supra- orbital, occipital, humeral, 



spinal, ulnar, femoral, ventral and crural. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, salmon-pink ; no spots. 



JACKDAW Corvus monedula, L. 

 Down. Colour. — Buffish grey. 



Distribution.— Humeral, spinal, femoral and ulnar. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, deep orange ; no spots. 



WOOD-PIGEON Columba palumbus, L. 

 Down. Colour. — Straw. 



Distribution. — Covering all the feather-tracts except the 



auriculars and on the chin. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Flesh colour. 

 Bill. Dark brown with white tip. 



I should also like to call attention to Mr. Collingwood 

 Ingram's description of the nestling Marsh- Warbler (A. 

 palustris (Bech.) ) in the " Field," April 4th, 1908, p. 583 : — 

 Down. Absent : skin of body very dark. 



