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(more or less distinctly) into much paler and more pinkish gray or 

 vinaceous-whitish along anterior margin of the large black, broadly 

 remiform, jugular patch; malar region (except anterior point) bright 

 vermilion red, the feathers grayish basally; rest of under parts 

 vinaceous-white, the vinaceous tinge more obvious laterally, thickly 

 spotted with black, the spots mostly circular or subcordate, more 

 transverse on flanks and under tail-coverts; under wing-coverts pale 

 buffy yellow or pale straw yellow, still paler (yellowish white) along 

 edge of wing, where narrowly barred with blackish; inner webs of 

 remiges dusky olive (changing or passing into dull golden yellowish 

 toward shaft) on distal portion (extensively on outer primaries), 

 broadly edged proximally with light creamy yellow (nearest maize 

 yellow), the distal portion of secondaries with broad spots or large 

 roundish indentations of the same; under surface of tail, abruptly, 

 dull yellow (nearly wax yellow) for basal half (approximately), the 

 shafts of same portion clear bright yellow; bill dull black or brownish 

 black; feet grayish or olive-grayish (in dried skins); length (skins), 

 246-285 (264); wing, 138.5-148.5 (143.9); tail, 87-98.5 (93.3); cul- 

 men, 33-37 (34.9); tarsus, 26-27.5 (26.5); outer anterior toe, 19.5-23 

 (21).« 



Adult female. — Similar to the adult male, but red malar stripe 

 replaced by gray (like throat, etc.); length (skins), 243-270 (253); 

 wing, 139.5-146 (141.6); tail, 85-91.5 (88.7); culmen, 31-36 (34.1)- 

 tarsus, 25.5-29 (26.8); outer anterior toe, 19-20.5 (19.9).^ 



a Ten specimens. 



& Eight specimens 



