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of the end of the tail. The secondaries have the outside edges 
of the outer webs white, forming a small speculum. ‘The tail 
consists of fourteen feathers, and is deep brown. Legs and 
toes, clear reddish brown. 
The young at first resemble the female. The male obtains 
some white on the head in the second year, but is not complete 
in plumage till the third. 
