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and yellovrish-vvliite, the inner marg^ins of the scapu- 

 l«irs and some of the wing-coverts being of the latter 

 colours ; the concealed plumage of the back of a more 

 uniform brown. The edge of the wing is whitish, and 

 the brown feathers near it are edged with light red. 

 The quills and larger coverts are of the general colour, 

 but the primary quills are much darker tovwirds their 

 tips ; the outer webs of the first six or seven quills are 

 tinged with grey, and the base of all is white, that co- 

 lour being externally apparent on the second, third, 

 fourth, and fifth, and extending farther on the secon- 

 dary quills. The upper tail-coverts are white, each 

 with a large brown spot. The tail is white to beyond 

 the middle, the rest brown, excepting the tips, which 

 are brownish-white. The neck anteriorly and the fore 

 part of the breast are yellowish-white, with a large 

 spot of brown on each feather. The sides and the 

 middle of the breast are deep brown, the lower sur- 

 face of the wing is in part white ; the nearer coverts 

 yellowish, each with a narrow brown mark, the ends 

 of the primary quills dark brown, and a large patch of 

 the same on the outer coverts. The short plumage of 

 the legs and tarsi pale reddish-yellow, mottled with 

 dusky, the elongated feathers of the legs of a paler 

 tint, each with an oblong brown spot. The abdomen 

 and lower tail-coverts are yellowish-white. 



Length 22 inches, extent of wings 50 ; wing from 

 flexure 17 ; tail 9J; bill along the back l^^, along the 

 edge of lower mandible l/g ; tarsus 2J ; hind toe ^ , 

 its claw 1^; second toe -f^^, its claw lyL; third toe 

 l/g, its claw \^^^; fourth toe i-^', its claw y^.. jhe 

 wings when closed are about an inch shorter thaa the 

 tail. 



