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hooked at the end : the cere yellow : irides of si 

 ftraw-color. The head and chin are of a iight grey, 

 in fome, white, marked with oblong ftreaks of 

 black : the neck and breaft are of a tawny red, 

 but the middle of the feathers black. On the belly 

 and thighs, the fpots are fewer, and under the tail 

 they almoft vanifh. The upper part of the back 

 is brown, the middle covered with very foft white 

 down. The five firft quil feathers are black ; the 

 inner webs of the others dufky barred with black, 

 and the lower edges white. The coverts of the 

 wings are varied with tawny black and white : the 

 tail is forked, and of a tawny red : the outmoft 

 feather on each fide of a darker hue than the reft: ; 

 and marked v/ith a few obfcure dufky fpots: the 

 thighs are covered with very long feathers : the legs 

 are yellow and ftrong. 



Thefe birds differ in their colors. We have (cGn 

 a beautiful variety fiiot in Lincolnjhire that was en- 

 tirely of a tawny color. 



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