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BRITISH BIRDS. 
green at the base ; the nostrils pervious, and the brow 
and crown very little elevated above the bill ; the head 
small; the crown and nape deep brown, the sides of 
the former, both above and below the eye, ash or slate 
colour; the cheeks and throat dull white; the fore 
part of the neck pale ash ; the under parts from the 
breast to the thighs inclusive, are a mixture of ash and 
pale brown; from thence to the vent, is deep brown, 
spotted with white; the hinder part of the neck and 
shoulders olive brown ; the middle of the back, down 
nearly to the rump, is striped with black, olive brown 
and white, each feather being deeply margined on the 
outer webs with olive, the inner ones with white, and 
the middle with black ; the quills are deep brown, with 
paler edges ; the tail is short, and partakes of the co- 
lours just described ; the legs and toes are green, the 
latter long, and the former bare three- eighths of an 
inch above the knees. 
