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Females are olive-brown and males chalky blue, except during breeding season, when the males gleam a flamboyant blue. Saved by a Bucket, but Can the Owens Pupfish Survive? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z
He first gained wide recognition with the 1961 painting “The American Dream, I,” which depicts four stars within circles and other geometric forms and is set against an olive-brown background. Robert Indiana, artist who created ubiquitous LOVE image, dies at 89 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z
Kayakers are reporting that the lagoon’s waters appear olive-brown in color, rather than clear as in years past. Algae again threatening Florida’s Indian River Lagoon 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
Shell oval, wrinkled; epidermis olive-brown; outer lip thin; aperture white; umbilicus nearly closed. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z
Female pale olive-brown; wings and tail darker; beneath lighter, tinged with ochraceous; middle of the belly almost white. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z
Description.—Above dark olive-brown, with small white spots: beneath black, barred across with white: whole length 5·5 inches, wing 3·0, tail 1·3. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
The Carolina pigeon was frequent here, and was sought after by our people for their dinner, to which the river contributed some cat-fish, of the usual olive-brown kind. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z
The one adult is olive-brown above and creamy white below on the anterior three-fourths of the body; posteriorly it is black above and below. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala 2011-12-25T03:00:10.957Z
After the August moult, he emerges a dingy olive-brown, sparrowy bird, in perfect colour harmony with the wintry fields. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z
The upper surface and wings olive-brown; tail dark; throat and breast grey; middle of the belly white, with a broad ruddy rufous patch on each side reaching to the belly. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z
All these lay three eggs, those of the Whiskered Tern mostly greenish with black spots, a few olive-brown. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z
Young birds have the front of the neck whitish, the belly grey, the base of the beak and legs olive-brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
On the olive-brown dorsum are 27 irregular, narrow, dark brown, transverse bands. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala 2011-12-25T03:00:10.957Z
Above olive-brown with greenish reflections; below rusty buff. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Description.—Above nearly uniform olive-brown, crown blackish brown, superciliaries white; beneath dirty brownish white; under wing-coverts pale cinnamon; bill and feet horn-colour: whole length 6·8 inches, wing 2·6, tail 2·6. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z
Six females from the same locality were reddish brown above with olive-brown or dark brown markings; one was uniform orange-tan, and another was dull olive-green with darker markings. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca 2011-10-24T02:00:14.853Z
Eggs pale dirty green, spotted all over with ash-grey and olive-brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Male and Female—Grayish olive-brown upper parts, with conspicuous white line over the eye and reaching almost to the nape. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Above olive-brown; crest, wings and tail dull red edged with olive-brown; throat and region at base of bill gray; breast buffy, sometimes tinged with red; belly whiter. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Description.—Above and below dark olive-brown; lesser upper wing-coverts, under wing-coverts, and middle of the abdomen yellow; bill black; feet dark brown: total length 9·5 inches, wing 4·6, tail 3·8. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z
In females the dorsum is dull olive-brown; the anterior part of the head is tan, and the suborbital spot is yellowish tan. A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus 2011-10-04T02:00:15.227Z
Eggs dark olive-brown, blotched and spotted with black. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Until the first moult in late summer the young birds are a dark olive-brown in color, with white or whitish throat. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Sides of breast, band in wings and in tail dull yellow; back olive-brown, crown gray; below whitish. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
His olive-brown face was pale, almost white now, and when he did speak it was, though slowly, with evident excitement, and he coughed once or twice as if feeling a dryness in the throat. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z
Juveniles of leprieurii are olive-brown with yellow dorsolateral stripes; the transverse dark marks, characteristic of the adults, appear before the stripes are lost. A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus 2011-10-04T02:00:15.227Z
Eggs olive-brown, spotted with dark brown and dusky. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
In winter: Upper parts olive-brown, streaked with black; the yellow spot on lower back the only yellow mark remaining. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Crown dark chestnut; line over eye, throat, and breast yellow; breast and sides with reddish brown streaks; belly much paler, often grayish washed with yellow; back olive-brown; rump brighter. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Upper wing surface olive-brown, more yellow in the male than the female. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z
This bird resembles a thrush only in its color, which is olive-brown above, and grayish-white beneath, with speckled throat and breast. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z
In it will be, as a rule, three eggs, an olive-brown, spotted and streaked with a blackish tone; but pale blue, light green and straw-coloured varieties are found often. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Male and Female—Upper parts olive-brown, reddening near the tail, which is pale rufous, quite distinct from the color of the back. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
No crown-patch; above grayish olive-brown indistinctly streaked; rump yellowish; below grayish white washed with yellow and streaked with brownish; under tail coverts bright yellow. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
With these contrast the southern peoples of short stature, olive-brown skin, round heads, dark brown or black eyes and hair. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
The hermit-thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown becoming rufous on his rump and tail. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z
Eggs olive-brown, blotched and spotted with ash and dusky. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Wings dark olive-brown, with faint buff markings; tail same shade as wings, but with bluish-gray markings. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Eye-ring whitish, not deep buff; back olive-brown; breast tinged with buff and heavily spotted with large, wedge-shaped marks. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Stat. r. coastal scrubs        5.5 Crown, upper brown tinged yellow; side of face, round eye, ear black; white line over eye; throat yellow; chest, flanks olive-brown; centre abdomen white; f., smaller; duller. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z
The body is olive-brown, with a broad reddish belt, and behind are tufts of hair, which are spread out when the insect flies, just after the manner of the tail feathers of a bird. Butterflies and Moths (British)
Eggs olive-brown, irregularly blotched with dull red and deep brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Male and Female—Dusky olive-brown above; darkest on head, which is slightly crested. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Above olive-brown; tail blacker, all but middle-feathers bordered with whitish; belly brownish. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The coloration in life consisted of olive-green or olive-brown markings on the body and olive-green or brown bars on the limbs. Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America
The popular name of this pretty little moth is given on account of the resemblance of the pink patches of its olive-brown fore wings to the petals of the peach flower. Butterflies and Moths (British)
Eggs olive-brown to stone buff, blotched and spotted with dusky black. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Male and Female—Brown above, reddish on head and shoulders, and shading into olive-brown on tail. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Crown brown, back, wings and tail olive-brown; a whitish line over eye; below whitish tinged with yellow. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
In those from the Reservation, the ground color varies from dull olive-brown to almost jet black. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
In life the dorsum varies from dark gray or olive-brown to tan or reddish brown. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
Eggs dark olive-brown, with a few spots of purplish brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Male and Female—Upper parts brown; wings and tail dark olive-brown; the wing coverts tipped with buff or whitish, and ends of outer tail feathers white, conspicuous in flight. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Glossy olive-brown, striped with white; wings and tail more bronzy. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Dull olive-brown; darker on head and tail; whitish below; bill and feet black; tail drooping but jerking constantly; note, “phoe´be.” Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago
In most specimens the dorsum is dark olive-brown; in some it is pale olive-tan with dense dark brown mottling on the back and dark transverse bands on the hind limbs. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
It contains four or five eggs of a uniform olive-brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Male and Female—Uniform olive-brown, with a tawny cast above. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Above olive-brown edged with olive-ashy, breast cinnamon; flanks brown and white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Not “purple,” but faded crimson-red, somewhat streaky; belly whitish; large, heavy bill; female mottled olive-brown, resembling sparrows; noteworthy song. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago
After dark the spots were dark olive-brown on a grayish brown dorsum. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
The dorsal ground color in non-Panamanian specimens is brown, olive-brown, or dark brown. The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America
Wings and tail dusky olive-brown, edged with yellow. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Crown-plate red, bill red tipped with greenish; legs green with a red ring; back olive-brown; flanks slate streaked with white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Very dark olive-brown; below yellowish white, thickly streaked; pale stripe over the eye; skulks along the very edge of the water; tilts its tail; brilliant song. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago
In living individuals the dorsal ground color varies from pale brown to gray with dark brown or olive-brown markings. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
Eggs—Three or four, bluish-white or greenish-blue, with cinnamon or olive-brown markings. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 5 November 1897
Male—Forehead, shoulders, and underneath clear yellow: dull yellow on lower back; sides of the head, throat, and breast olive-brown. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
Above glossy olive-brown with whitish and rusty margins, tail much rounded, outer tail-feathers tipped with white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Bright brown on head shading to olive-brown on rump and tail; white beneath, with conspicuous round spots except on throat and middle of belly; remarkable song. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago
The top of the head is pale olive-brown; a dark brown postorbital stripe extends from the eye to the posterior edge of the last upper labial. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
The spores are olive-brown, 18–22�, about half as broad. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth
Female—Grayish olive-brown above; whitish below; finely streaked everywhere with very dark brown, like a sparrow. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
A white streak through and behind eye; crown glossy purplish brown; back olive-brown glossed with greenish. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Old gold, or olive-brown, is also very pretty. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society
In life the salamanders were blackish to olive-brown above with scattered cream-colored dots on the dorsum and flanks but in preservative are dull grayish black with indistinct pale spots and dark reticulations. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
The spores are olive-brown, 18–22�8–10�. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth
His mate is more soberly clad in olive-brown and golden-yellow; neither of them is still for an instant, diving and flitting about on a tree like specks of animated sunlight. Little Brothers of the Air
Above olive-brown, black, and olive-gray; wing-coverts reddish brown; neck and breast cinnamon; belly and sides blackish, sharply and broadly barred with white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Their figures are athletic, and their color black, sometimes slightly tinged with olive-brown. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
The eggs are from three to six, at first greenish white in color, but soon become dirty, and are then of a yellowish red or olive-brown tint, sometimes marbled. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 4 April, 1897
The long green and brown water-weeds swayed softly in the faint current, with here and there a silvery young chub or an olive-brown sucker feeding lazily among them. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life
It is of an olive-brown colour dotted with black, and a black streak reaching from one end of the body to the termination of the somewhat thick, short tail. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
Above grayish olive-brown streaked with blackish brown; breast cinnamon; flanks dusky brown narrowly banded with white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The hen is an olive-brown bird with a distinct red tinge on the lower back. Birds of the Indian Hills
They were well-formed men, of an olive-brown colour, their teeth stained black and red. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
The Hermit-Thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown, becoming rufous on his rump and tail. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
His coat was olive-brown, his tail somewhat paler in hue, and his waistcoat of quite a light shade, spotted with black. The Tale of Bobby Bobolink Tuck-me-In Tales
Similar to No. 211, but much darker; sooty brown or black above edged with olive-brown or olive-gray; breast and neck cinnamon, washed with brownish; flanks brown and white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
The hen, as is the case with many of her sex, is an inconspicuous olive-brown bird. Birds of the Indian Hills
Answering to similar acid tests as ultramarine, it is distinguished therefrom by assuming an olive-brown hue on exposure to a red heat. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
On some of the plants these cavities are filled with an orange-yellow mass; in others there are a number of roundish olive-brown bodies large enough to be easily seen. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses
His skin was fair and smooth, but tanned to an olive-brown. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension
Similar to No. 211, but darker, back rich olive-brown edged with gray; breast more ashy. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
It lays two olive-brown eggs, spotted with black. Child's Book of Water Birds
Evidently she had lived much in the sun; the pallor had gone from her face, and it had warmed to a tender olive-brown, pure and soft, deepening to a ruddier tint on the cheeks. In the Roaring Fifties
The brown color spreads until the whole oögonium is of a nearly uniform olive-brown tint. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses
A very active species of Glanis, of dark olive-brown, was not sketched, but a spotted one, armed with offensive spikes in the dorsal and pectoral fins, was taken. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi
Below buffy white, breast slightly or not all yellowish; back olive-brown. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z
Her complexion was of the clear olive-brown of a perfectly Moorish skin, with the color of a damask rose in her cheeks, and lips as red as coral. Records of a Girlhood
His complexion was of that peculiar olive-brown shade especially noticeable in most Anglo-Indians. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
His olive-brown complexion, slanting eyes, high cheek-bones, and sharp-filed teeth are all signs of his coming from the great unknown interior. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians
Over the tip of the bluff and down its side of southern exposure, toward the village of Melcourt, ran a park of oak and chestnut, in all the October hues of yellow and olive-brown. The Street Called Straight
The hermit thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown becoming rufous on his rump and tail. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs
With him was his son, Antonio Martinez, a handsome young man with an olive-brown face and fiery eyes like his father's. The Visionary Pictures From Nordland
The markings are blackish brown, sepia and olive-brown, and rather pale inky purple. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
Upper parts an even olive-brown, except the tail, which is rich reddish-brown, different from the rest. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners
A bath of equal volumes of saturated solutions of alum and ferrous sulphate gives the negative a deep olive-brown color and an extraordinary intensity, which excludes all possible necessities of an after intensification. Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
Already, at thirty-five, grey streaked the scanty, dull hair, wrinkles lined the worn olive-brown face, and the tendons of the thin neck stood out. Dust
Better still, by and by a couple of stray moorhens make their appearance in the pool—strange birds, coloured glossy olive-brown, slashed with white, with splendid scarlet and yellow beaks! A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs
There are, however, two leading types—the one in which the markings are bright red, brownish red, or pale pinkish purple; and the other in which they are olive-brown and pale purplish brown. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
Upper parts deep olive-brown, darkest on the head; bill and feet black. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners
The olive-brown robe of one saint is balanced by the rich red of the other. Fra Bartolommeo
Both the male and female gallitos are of an olive-brown; but the pollo, or young male, is distinguishable at the earliest age, by its size and its yellow feet. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2
The viper, when in a state of repose, is of an olive-brown color; but, if trodden upon, turns rusty. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 09, May 28, 1870
In some eggs the whole of the markings are very pale and washed-out, but in the majority the brownish-olive or olive-brown spots, as the case may be, are rather bright, especially in the zone. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
He was dressed in olive-brown clothes, and "his old experienced coat" blended in color with the tree-trunks and the soil with which one felt sure it had often been in close communion. Our Friend John Burroughs
At this time he is a little olive-brown bird, and mingles with his fellows in small flocks. Nature's Serial Story
The haymakers in merry ranks   Tossing the swathes so sweet,The haycocks tanning olive-brown    In glowing summer heat. John Keble's Parishes
"Ah, but MY Mr. Waring isn't here to-day, is he?" the olive-brown girl put in, looking around with quite an eager interest at the crowd in the distance. What's Bred in the Bone
The markings, sometimes very fine and close, sometimes rather bold and thinly set, consist of specks or spots of deep blackish brown, olive-brown, and pale inky purple. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
The hermit thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown becoming rufous on his rum and tail. Wake-Robin
The Aymaras, the ancient inhabitants of the mountains of Peru and Bolivia, are described as having an olive-brown complexion, with regular features, large heads, and a thoughtful and melancholy cast of countenance. Atlantis : the antediluvian world
Above, his coat was of a dull olive-brown, while underneath he was of a grayish-white, with faint tinges of yellow in places. The Burgess Bird Book for Children
He bent forward, and pressed his lips just once on that olive-brown cheek. What's Bred in the Bone
As a rule the markings are of an olive-brown of one shade or another; but when the ground is at all pinkish then the markings are more or less of a reddish brown. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
This bird resembles a thrush only in its color, which is olive-brown above and grayish white beneath, with speckled throat and breast. Wake-Robin
There was no current perceptible, and the water was stained of a dark olive-brown hue, but the submerged stems could be seen through it to a great depth. The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Until the first moult   in late summer the young birds are a dark olive-brown in color,   with white or whitish throat. Bird Neighbors
She attracted Guy's attention at once by the piercing keenness of her lustrous dark eyes, and the delicate olive-brown of her transparent complexion. What's Bred in the Bone
His lean, olive-brown face, with its guileless clear eyes and his lanky figure in blue jeans vividly recalled Oak Creek to Carley. The Call of the Canyon
A white embroidered waistcoat, an old coat of olive-brown with metal buttons, and a shirt with a flat-pleated frill completed his costume. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
The olive-brown tinge of the water seems to be derived from the saturation in it of the dark green foliage during these annual inundations. The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Wings dark olive-brown, with   faint buff markings; tail same shade as wings, but witb bluish   gray markings. Bird Neighbors
But before Colonel Kelmscott could walk off Mrs. Clifford and her daughter to the marquee for refreshments, Elma gave a sudden start, and blushed faintly pink through that olive-brown skin of hers. What's Bred in the Bone
Male and Female — Upper parts olive-brown, reddening near the   tail, which is pale rufous, quite distinct from the color of   the back. Bird Neighbors
In winter:   Upper parts olive-brown, streaked with black; the yellow spot   on lower back the only yellow mark remaining. Bird Neighbors
Wings and   tail dusky olive-brown, edged with yellow. Bird Neighbors
Male and Female — Uniform olive-brown, with a tawny cast above. Bird Neighbors
Mrs. Clifford observed that the faint pink faded out of the olive-brown skin as Elma took Cyril Waring's hand in hers, and that her face grew pale for three minutes afterwards. What's Bred in the Bone
Male and Female — Grayish olive-brown upper parts, with   conspicuous white line over the eye and reaching almost to the   nape. Bird Neighbors
Male and Female — Upper parts brown; wings and tail dark   olive-brown; the wing coverts tipped with buff or whitish, and   ends of outer tail feathers white, conspicuous in flight. Bird Neighbors
Male — Forehead, shoulders, and underneath clear yellow: dull   yellow on lower back; sides of the head, throat, and breast   olive-brown. Bird Neighbors
Male and Female — Brown above, reddish on head and shoulders,   shading into olive-brown on tail. Bird Neighbors
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