. A history of British birds . ale in his first autumn resembles the adultfemale in the breeding-season, except that the grey of thehead is more mixed with brown, and the yellow of the upperpart of the breast is clouded with brown and the following spring the grey feathers of the head stillexhibit a slight mixture of olive-green, and the chin is yel-low, which in the more adult male is white. The young female in spring has the head and ear-covertsgreyish-brown; the chin and throat buffy-white; the upperpart of the breast mottled with brown; the lower part of thebreast and the b
. A history of British birds . ale in his first autumn resembles the adultfemale in the breeding-season, except that the grey of thehead is more mixed with brown, and the yellow of the upperpart of the breast is clouded with brown and the following spring the grey feathers of the head stillexhibit a slight mixture of olive-green, and the chin is yel-low, which in the more adult male is white. The young female in spring has the head and ear-covertsgreyish-brown; the chin and throat buffy-white; the upperpart of the breast mottled with brown; the lower part of thebreast and the body beneath, primrose-yellow, enriched witha mixture of kings-yellow. This bird may be distinguished from our common YellowWagtail, next to be described, by the white streak over theeyes and ear-coverts, which, though variable in length,appears to be permanent at all seasons, and by the bluish-grey head, which is more or less conspicuous, also, at allseasons, but particularly in summer. 5G4PASSE RES. MOTACILLIDAi.
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