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In the female, the black at the base of the beak and on the 

 lore, or space between the beak and the eye, is much less 

 conspicuous than in the male ; the black patch on the chin 

 is also of smaller size ; the colour of the head, neck, and 

 back, less pure, and blending more with each other; the 

 white colour on the larger wing-coverts more mixed with 

 brown, and the outer webs of the tertials are bluish grey. 



In the young bird, and in the old ones during winter, the 

 beak is of a fleshy red colour, but inclining to pale brown on 

 the ridge of the upper mandible ; the head, neck, and upper 

 parts, yellowish olive brown ; the bar on the wing less con- 

 spicuous ; the throat yellow, bounded by a small line of 

 brown spots, which indicate the outline of the black patch on 

 the throat of adult birds ; under surface of the body pale 

 yellowish brown, each feather tipped with darker brown. 



