6i 



MOTACILLA HIPPOLAIS» 



Syst. Nat. 330, 



THE PETTYCHAPS, 



PLATE LXI. 



X he bill is slender ; black at the point, yellowish at 

 the base; the mouth, yellow within. A yellow line 

 passes over the eye, and there is a small touch of the 

 same colour below the eye; and between the base of 

 the bill and the eye, a dark coloured line. The head, 

 back, wings, and tail, are of a dusky mouse-colour, 

 with a shade of olive. On the angle of the wing is a 

 yellow spot; the throat and upper part of the breast 

 are a dusky white, with a few touches of a pale yellow; 

 the lower part of the breast is white; the belly and 

 coverts under the tail, pale yellow. 



The colours of the cock are a little stronger than 

 those of the hen, and he is the larger bird. He sings 

 mounted on some high tree. His song consists of a 

 few notes, but it is loud, chearful, and repeated with 

 frequency, and great spirit. 



