BRITISH WARBLERS 
upper breast and abdomen whitish, the former being tinged 
with rosy buff, flanks ight brown, and the under tail-coverts 
whitish buff. The under side of the tail is lavender brown, 
the under side of the wing light ashy brown, and the under 
wing-coverts and axillaries lavender buff. Both the upper 
and lower mandible are horn brown at the tip and a yellowish 
flesh colour at the base, iris light rusty buff, and the feet. a 
buffish flesh colour. 
Adult Female.—The plumage is very similar to that of the 
male, excepting that the head is brown like the back, and the 
colouring as a whole not quite so pure. 
Fledglings.—The upper parts are dull brown, slightly more 
ashy on the crown and rather more ochre on the cheeks. 
The tail is greyish brown, each feather being edged with a 
rusty buff colour, and the outer web on the outermost but 
one is entirely this colour, while the outermost is buffish white. 
The wings are sepia brown, the secondaries and their coverts 
being broadly edged with dull rusty buff. The primaries 
and their coverts are narrowly edged with the same colour, the 
outer edge of the large primary being whitish buff. The 
bastard wing is sepia grey, the outer web on each feather 
being light rusty buff with a tinge of olive, and the under 
parts of the wings are ashy grey, the feathers being narrowly 
edged with pinkish buff. The throat and abdomen are 
whitish, and the crop, flanks, and under tail-coverts light 
buffish brown. The upper mandible is a dark greyish flesh 
colour, and the lower mandible the same at the tip, but 
licht flesh colour at the base with a tinge of lavender. 
The gape is yellowish with a faint tinge of red, and the 
tongue the same colour, but rather more red at the base, 
with two darkish spots near the root. The tarsus is flesh 
colour with a trace of lavender, toes rather more brownish 
flesh, and claws dark ash grey with light tips. 
Nestlings.—The crown is slate colour, with brownish 
inconspicuous edges to the feathers. The lores and sides of 
the face are brownish ash, the same colour extending to the 
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