184 BLACKCAP.
secondaries, and tertiaries, greyish brown, their outer edges pale
yellowish brown; underneath they are grey; greater and lesser under
WlBg coverls, white. Tail, slightly forked, and dusky greyish brown,
the outer edges of' the leathers pale yellowish brown; underneath, grey;
legs, lead-coloured; toes, lead-coloured, small and short, and tinged
with green beneath; claws, brown.
The female resembles the male, but her plumage is more tinged
with brown. Length, six inches and nearly a quarter. Iris, reddish
brown; head on the sides, grey, with a greenish tinge; on the crown,
fine clear reddish brown, reaching farther back than in the male; nape,
grey, with a greenish tinge, llreast, yellowish brown, approaching to
white on the centre, and darker on the sides and across. The wings
expand to the width of nine inches and a quarter.
The young, when fullv Hedged, resemble the adult bird. Head on
the crown, greyish brown; the black crown is assumed after the
first moult, commencing from the base of' the beak.