GEASSHOPPEE-WAEBLEE 



the head and neck olive greyish green. The under parts vary, 

 the throat being generally whitish and spotted, or unspotted ; 

 the crop varies from light buff to deep olive buff. The middle 

 of the abdomen is whitish, often washed with light buff. The 

 flanks are of a stronger olive brown ; the under tail-coverts 

 vary from light buff to light olive brown, with dark brownish 

 arrow-headed spots. Under parts of the tail-feathers are 

 brownish lavender grey with indistinct crossbars and whitish 

 shafts to the feathers. The upper mandible is dark brown, 

 the lower horn green, lighter towards the tip ; iris dark brown ; 

 legs fairly light brownish flesh, the soles having a wash of 

 olive yellow. 



Adult Female in Spring. — The upper parts are of a uniform 

 lightish olive umber slightly washed with a rusty colour. The 

 marking on the back and shoulders is the same as in the 

 male and well pronounced, the dark centres to the feathers 

 forming on the crown about six narrow stripes, which, though 

 plain, are not very conspicuous. The back of the neck is 

 unspotted and the dark centres are very inconspicuous on the 

 rump and upper tail-coverts, whereas the transverse bars on 

 the tail-feathers are easily seen. The wing is brownish black 

 on the innermost secondaries, with a fairly broad edge of the 

 same colour on the upper parts, though more rusty. The 

 outer edge of the first large primary is whitish buff. The lores 

 are dusky, and there is an indistinct superciliary stripe. The 

 feathers on the eyelid are whitish buff, throat whitish, sides 

 of the head, neck and body rich gamboge olive, darkening 

 towards the tail, with faint dark centres to each feather, and 

 blending into whitish on the centre of the abdomen. The 

 crop is fawn colour, with small brown spots, and suffused with 

 a beautiful vinous tint. The under tail-coverts are whitish 

 buff with dark brown centres, both colours well pronounced. 

 The under part of the tail is brown, washed with a faint 

 lavender grey. 



Fledglings. — The upper parts are very much like the 

 adults, only slightly richer in tint and distinctly olive rust 



