CHIFF-CHAFF 
pale on the throat, but rich on the flanks, with well-defined 
longitudinal stripes of sulphur yellow. The belly is pure 
white. The under tail-coverts are rich yellowish buff at the 
roots, but lighter and more yellow towards the tips. The 
under surface of the tail is lavender grey with white shafts 
to the feathers, and the under parts of the wings the same 
colour, but with light ashy grey margins to each feather. The 
under wing-coverts and the axillaries are rich sulphur yellow. 
The iris is dark brown and the lores grey, darkest near the eye. 
The bill is horn brown with the edges of both mandibles and 
the base of the lower brownish flesh. The gape and corner 
of the mouth are light orange buff. The tibia is olive yellow; 
legs, tarsus, and toes brownish grey, and soles olive green. 
Fledglings.—The upper parts are dull grey, slightly brighter 
and more olive on the rump and upper tail-coverts. The 
wings and tail are brownish grey, the feathers being edged 
with olive yellow, and the edges on the least wing-coverts 
almost hide the brownish grey ground colour. The lores are 
smoky grey, and the superciliary stripe light olive yellow. 
The small feathers round the eye are whitish yellow. The 
sides of the head are dusky olive with light centres to each 
feather. The throat is whitish washed faintly with olive 
yellow, chest dull olive grey, and the flanks and abdomen 
white. The under tail-coverts are yellowish buff, and the 
under parts of the tail and wings greyish with whitish shafts ; 
the under wing-coverts are sulphur yellow. The largest 
feather of the bastard wing is dark brownish erey. The iris is 
dark hazel. The bill is horn colour, the posterior edge of the 
upper and the base of the lower mandible being yellowish buff. 
The gape is light orange buff; tibia is yellowish white, tarsus 
and toes olive grey, and the soles olive yellow. 
Nestling.—The plumage is much the same as the fledgling, 
but all the under parts are considerably lighter and more 
distinctly washed with yellow. The abdomen is more inclined 
to be whitish, and the superciliary stripe light yellowish buff. 
