SEDGE WARBLER. ITE 
and the lower part light reddish yellow brown, the centres 
of the feathers brown. 
The wings are rather short, expanding to the width of 
seven inches and nearly three quarters; the first feather is very — 
short, the third the longest, the second a little shorter still. 
Greater and lesser wing coverts, pale dusky reddish brown, 
edged with pale greyish ‘aga primaries, secondaries, onal 
tertiaries, dark dusky brown, the latter edged with pale greyish 
brown. The tail, which extends three quarters of an inch 
beyond the closed wings, and is rather long, straight, and 
aie rounded, is dusky brown, the feathers edged with pale 
greyish brown, underneath it is dusky brown; upper tail coverts, 
reddish brown, darker than the back; under tail coverts, 
yellowish brown; legs, pale yellowish grey; toes, a little darker; 
claws, brown, the hinder one rather short and hooked—all 
somewhat curved and sharp. 
The female resembles the male, but is slightly larger. The 
stripe over the eye is less distinct. ‘The crown is more tinged 
with brown; the back is of a paler tint, and less bright on 
the lower part. Upper tail coverts, less rufous than in the 
male; under tail coverts, mixed with dusky brown. 
The young when fully fledged have the bill greyish brown 
above, and pale reddish brown beneath; head and crown, 
reddish brown, spotted with brownish black; neck on the back 
and nape, reddish brown; chin, throat, and breast, dull brownish 
white. Back on the upper part, reddish brown, spotted with 
brown; toes, pale reddish brown. 
A very curious variety of this species is recorded by 
W. F. W. Bird, Esq., in the ‘Zoologist,’ page 3632, as having 
been killed in Sussex, in July, 1852:—‘It was a bird of this 
year, but full grown, and of a uniform light canary colour 
all over, except that on the top of the head there were a 
few spots or small streaks of pale olive.’ 
