. Bird notes . ntly immature as yet, andthe following description may have to be slightly altered at alater date. The upper surface is mostly dusky-grey, with thecentres of most of the feathers brownish, but the combination ofthe colours is a very soft one, and the consequent variegation isnot striking; rump and upper tail-coverts whitish-grey, wingsand tail olive-brown, with the external bases of some of theflights greenish, and tips of tail feathers whitish; forehead,yellowish-olive; lores, line below the eye, and ear-coverts black-ish ; top and sides of head, throat, and entire under-surfac
. Bird notes . ntly immature as yet, andthe following description may have to be slightly altered at alater date. The upper surface is mostly dusky-grey, with thecentres of most of the feathers brownish, but the combination ofthe colours is a very soft one, and the consequent variegation isnot striking; rump and upper tail-coverts whitish-grey, wingsand tail olive-brown, with the external bases of some of theflights greenish, and tips of tail feathers whitish; forehead,yellowish-olive; lores, line below the eye, and ear-coverts black-ish ; top and sides of head, throat, and entire under-surface grey,each feather being edged with silvery-grey, imparting a beautifuland soft crescentic-undulated appearance to these parts ; ventralregion whitish ; the bill which is long, curved and very wide at thebase, is bright yellow : this is also the colour of the bare skinround the eye and bare patch on each side of the throat; legsand feet dull orange. Total length about 9^ inches, tail about4 inches. Bird PLUMBEOUS REDSTARTRutitilla fuliginosa.
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