92 FANTAIL WARBLER. 



like the back; the primaries with, less black in the 

 centre of the feathers; tail brownish black, the ends of 

 the quills tipped with ash-colour; beak, (which is 

 curved,) feet, and iris brown. 



According to Savi the interior of the beak of the 

 female during breeding time is yellow, that of the male 

 violet black. 



The young before the first moult resemble the old 

 birds, only the spots on the upper part of the plumage 

 are less, and not so dark. 



My figure is from a specimen sent me by M. E. 

 Verreaux. Figured also by Temminck and Laug, pi. 

 col. 6, f. 3; Eoux, Ornith. Prov., pi. 2S2; Gould, B. 

 of E.; Miihle, Monograph, in two plumages, one the 

 normal type described above, the other having no spots 

 or stripes on the vertex. The specimen was brought 

 from Greece by Count Miihle, and is exactly the same 

 as those described by Temminck from Japan. 



