BRITISH WARBLERS 



is dark slate and this colour continues under the eye and 

 becomes ashy grey on the ear-coverts and sides of the neck. 

 The throat, under parts, and flanks are rusty chocolate, the 

 feathers on the throat having whitish shaft lines. The 

 abdomen is whitish, the under tail-coverts smoky brown 

 narrowly tipped and edged with whitish, the under side of the 

 tail slate colour, and the inner web of the outermost tail- 

 feather the same colour. The bill is dark horn brown, flanges 

 and the base of the lower mandible reddish, and there is 

 a dark reddish brown ring round the eye. The feet are 

 brownish flesh colour. 



Adult Female. — The upper parts are a uniform brown 

 colour, slightly darker and more greyish on the forehead. 

 The wing-coverts are the same colour as the back, the flight 

 feathers brown, the innermost secondaries being edged with 

 light brown, whilst the remainder are narrowly edged with 

 whitish brown on the outer webs. The tail-feathers are 

 greyish brown narrowly edged with brown, the outer web of 

 the outermost tail-feather being light greyish toward the tip 

 and the inner web brown with a wedge-shaped spot near the 

 end. The shafts are brown. The throat, under parts, and 

 flanks are light rust colour, the throat being spotted with 

 whitish and the flanks slightly washed with brown. The 

 abdomen is whitish, the under tail-coverts brown, and the 

 under side of the tail greyish, each feather being narrowly 

 edged with light grey. The space in front of the eye is grey, 

 divided from the crown by a narrow whitish stripe. The 

 ear-coverts are brown, the sides of the neck brown slightly 

 washed with ash colour, and the moustache stripe almost light 

 ash colour. The bill is light horn colour. 



Nestling. — The general colour is somewhat like the adult 

 female. The upper parts are earth brown, slightly darker on 

 the crown, but lighter and washed with ashy brown on the 

 nape, rump and upper tail-coverts. The wings are greyish 

 brown, all the feathers being edged with rusty brown. The 

 tail-feathers are greyish brown. The sides of the head are 



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