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are the longeft, and afh-coloured ; their upper 

 margin is black, and the ground grey : the 

 four or live next are afh-coloured, with green 

 upper margins and white bordered tops : the 

 four hindmoft ones are longer than thofe in 

 the middle, and afh-coloured : the greater co- 

 verts are white on the margins of the upper 

 fide ; the reft are afh-coloured : the eleven 

 tail-feathers go tapering, have white borders, 

 and are grey at the bottom : the bill is of a 

 blackifh grey, and foft: the upper mandible covers 

 the lower: the teeth in the margin of the lower 

 mandible are lamellated : the head is brown 

 like the chin : a white line pafles below the 

 eyes : all about the eyes is green : the neck 

 and the fore part of the back are covered with 

 white feathers, fpotted with black : the hind- 

 mofl part of the back and the uropygium are 

 afh-coloured : the feathers which cover the 

 upper part of the neck are white, with black 

 fpots : the black feathers covering the uropy- 

 gmm have white borders : the breajl and the 

 belly are white, and fpotted with black back- 

 wards : the feet and legs are afh-coloured : the 

 three fore-toes are joined; the hind-toe is free : 

 the membranes have crenated edges : the female 

 is covered at the top with black feathers, but 

 at the extremities with reddifh white ones; it 



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