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Back more or less streaked with 

 white (these streaks sometimes 

 concealed or even ohliterated in the 

 middle of the hack, but always 

 distinct along the sides of the back 

 next to the scapulars). 

 i\ Streaks on back very conspicuous 

 and other white markings greatly 

 developed, the white on wing- 

 coverts forming two broad con- 

 tinuous bars across wing, the 

 white edges to quills and tertials 

 always distinct, and white ter- 

 minal space on the outer tail- 

 feathers more than 1-0 inch long. 

 Adult females with general 

 colour of head, neck, chest, and 

 upper parts greyish brown or 

 olive-brown. 

 a*. Adult male with rump, upper 

 tail-coverts, remiges, and 

 edges of tail-feathers olive- 

 brownish (sometimes inclining 

 to smoky greyish), the back 

 and scapulars mixed with the 



same colour maculatus, p. 74/. 



¥. Adult male with rump, upper 

 tail-coverts, &c. black, or but 

 slightly intermixed with grey- 

 ish; rump sometimes uniform 

 olive-greyish. . 

 a 6 . Lighter coloured, with white 

 markings more extensive, 

 and rufous of sides, &c, 

 paler, more ochraceous ; 

 white edgings to primaries 

 sometimes developed into a 

 more or less conspicuous 

 patch at base ; white on 

 outer tail-feather occupying_ 

 more than the exposed half 

 (1-30-1-75 long). Adult 

 femalewith head, neck", chest, 

 rump, &c. broccoli-brown . . arcticus, p. 748. 

 b'\ Darker, with white markings 

 more restricted, and rufous 

 of sides, &c. deeper ; white 

 edgings of primaries never 

 developed into a basal 

 patch ; white space on outer 

 tail-feather occupying not 

 more (usually less) than ter- 

 minal exposed half (1"10- 

 1-35 long). Adult female 

 with head, neck, chest, 

 rump, &c. dusky greyish 

 brown megalonyx, p. /4». 



